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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 40,596 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 74% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Washington University in St Louis Report

Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences Report

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Capella University

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Iowa

With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Missouri - Columbia

University of Nebraska Medical Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Nebraska Medical Center

Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in public health at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 31% are male.

Full Public Health at University of Kansas Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 888
Minnesota 962
Kansas 107
Iowa 310
Nebraska 149
North Dakota 46
South Dakota 45

Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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