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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Nevada

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$56,853 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 9th in Nevada. In fact, 119 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a .

Top Nevada Schools in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best school in Nevada for public health students. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in Nevada list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Nevada Career Institute

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nevada Career Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in Nevada list. Nevada Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
California 5,024
Washington 621
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

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 3 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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