2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
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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 city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college 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 large suburb of Claremont.
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California State University - Northridge landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.
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Portland State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 596 |
California | 5,024 |
Washington | 621 |
Nevada | 119 |
Hawaii | 104 |
Alaska | 107 |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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