2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree 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.
The Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.
Most Popular Online Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
Of the 70 students majoring in public health at National University, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Public Health majors at National University take out an average of $35,926 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology 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 suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 92% of the public health majors at the school.
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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the People landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pasadena, University of the People is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 53% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great place for public health students working on their online bachelor’s degree. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.
About 93% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fremont College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Fremont College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cerritos.
Women make up 60% of the public health majors at the school.
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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 Majors
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 5 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.