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2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

With 40,596 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska Medical Center the best school in the Plains States Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

Full Public Health at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit 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 Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Iowa 310
Nebraska 149
Missouri 888
Kansas 107
South Dakota 45
North Dakota 46

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

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 7 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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