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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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 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 in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Missouri Southern State University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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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 3 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.

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