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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools

11 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

Public Health is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 40,596 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the United States for public health students working on their associate degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

About 85% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 15% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, public health majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $26,330 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida National University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the public health majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, public health graduates from Florida National University - Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $25,922.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Online helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, public health graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Online carry an average student debtload of $30,587.

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#4

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of the People helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, University of the People is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at University of the People, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in public health at NMSU Dona Ana, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Itawamba Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools list. ICC is a small public school located in the remote town of Fulton.

About 86% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 14% are male.

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University of Alaska Southeast landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree public health programs. Located in the town of Juneau, UAS is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Point University

West Point, GA

Point University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Associate Degree Schools ranking. Point is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of West Point.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Point, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree public health programs. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Florida Vocational Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, Florida Vocational Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 11 schools only.

  • 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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