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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

9 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Health & Science University the best school in the Far Western US Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Claremont Graduate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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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 9 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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