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2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region

56 Colleges
$47,279 Avg Salary
$29,386 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the best school in the Plains States Region for public health students. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Public Health majors at UST MN take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Duluth helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

Public Health majors at UMN Duluth take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. 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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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #9, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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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 25 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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