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2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

20 Colleges
$44,293 Avg Salary
$23,469 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools

Our analysis found Montana Technological University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Montana Tech accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, public health graduates from Colorado State take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for public health students. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $22,500.

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#4

Carroll College

Helena, MT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carroll College is a great place for public health students. Located in the remote town of Helena, Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Carroll Montana take out is $24,569.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Westminster College Salt Lake accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

While working on their degree, public health majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $23,396 in student debt.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Public Health majors at BYU - I take out an average of $13,535 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at U of U take out is $21,045.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #10, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 228
Utah 561
Idaho 402
Montana 119
Wyoming 25

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 20 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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