2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Public Health 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 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. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online programs were the most popular 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the online public health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools
Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for public health students. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
On average, public health graduates from National University take out $36,062 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent online programs at University of the People 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 midsize city of Pasadena, University of the People is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public 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 #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.
The average amount in student loans that public health majors at CWU take out is $21,999.
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The excellent online programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Fremont College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. Fremont College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cerritos.
Public Health majors at Fremont College take out an average of $47,625 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Alaska Southeast landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the remote town of Juneau, UAS is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.
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George Fox University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Southern California University of Health Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online public health schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
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 12 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.