2023 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's 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.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the public health bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Colorado State carry an average student debtload of $22,946.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Helena, Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
Public Health majors at U of U take out an average of $23,393 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Westminster College Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
On average, public health graduates from BYU take out $12,556 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
On average, public health graduates from BYU - I take out $15,230 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $22,499 in student debt.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 228 |
Utah | 561 |
Idaho | 402 |
Montana | 119 |
Wyoming | 25 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Public Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 15 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).
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