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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Kentucky

6 Colleges
$35,189 Avg Salary
$24,586 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

With 371 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #35 most popular major in Kentucky.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Health Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in Kentucky for public health students. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UK take out is $24,180. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $365, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for public health students. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

While working on their degree, public health majors at UofL accumulate an average of around $23,750 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Kentucky. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Eastern take out is $24,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $117.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Public Health majors at WKU take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Public Health at Western Kentucky University Report

The excellent programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Kentucky. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Murray State accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Prestonsburg.

Full Public Health at Big Sandy Community and Technical College Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,455
Virginia 1,071
North Carolina 1,477
Florida 2,030
Tennessee 390
South Carolina 859
Louisiana 362
Arkansas 233
Alabama 700
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 352

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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