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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in public health at Capella University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 18 students majoring in public health at Mizzou, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in public health at Drury University - CCPS, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#5

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waterloo.

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Mercy College of Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

University of Jamestown came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Rasmussen University - North Dakota carry an average student debtload of $36,999.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Rasmussen University - Minnesota carry an average student debtload of $36,999.

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Explore the most popular online public health colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Iowa 310
Missouri 888
Nebraska 149
Kansas 107
South Dakota 45
North Dakota 46

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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 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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