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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota

17 Colleges
$49,016 Avg Salary
$30,340 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

With 962 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #22 most popular major in Minnesota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Full Public Health at Capella University Report

The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#4

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at St. Kate's accumulate an average of around $30,082 in student debt.

Full Public Health at St Catherine University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Public Health majors at Winona State take out an average of $25,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Public Health at Winona State University Report

University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, public health graduates from UMN Duluth take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UST MN take out is $27,000.

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#8

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from St. Cloud State University carry an average student debt load of $17,751.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Read full report on Public Health at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Read full report on Public Health at Concordia University, Saint Paul

Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 17 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.

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