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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri

19 Colleges
$44,307 Avg Salary
$26,433 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, 888 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Missouri to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the most popular school in Missouri for public health students. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Out of the 19 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from SLU carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

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#5

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

The excellent programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Missouri. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from Truman State carry an average student debt load of $26,300.

Read full report on Public Health at Truman State University

Missouri Southern State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

Full Public Health at Missouri Southern State University Report

Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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With a ranking of #8, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a large student population.

Full Public Health at Ozarks Technical Community College Report

#9

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

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

Read full report on Public Health at Lindenwood University

#10

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Fontbonne University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri ranking. Fontbonne University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 19 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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