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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the United States to see which online basic certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri Southern State University the most popular online school in the United States for public health students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Augusta University 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 medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for public health students working on their online basic certificate. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 5 students majoring in public health at WKU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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George Fox University

Newberg, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education landed the # 5 spot on the list. Linfield OCE is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McMinnville.

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St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a large student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 14 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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