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2023 Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the public health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named North-West College - West Covina the best school in the Far Western US Region for public health students working on their associate degree. NWC West Covina is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Covina.

Read full report on Public Health at North-West College - West Covina

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Linn-Benton Community College is a great place for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Albany, LBCC is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Linn-Benton Community College

#3

Glendale Career College

Glendale, CA

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Career College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Glendale, Glendale Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at Glendale Career College Report

#4

Nevada Career Institute

Las Vegas, NV

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nevada Career Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Nevada Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Read full report on Public Health at Nevada Career Institute

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
California 5,024
Washington 621
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

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

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

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 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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