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2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

18 Colleges
$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.

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.

The Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's 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.

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2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Claremont Graduate University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Oregon Health & Science University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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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 18 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.

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