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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Oregon Health & Science University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.

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Our analysis found Central Washington University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern California University of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online public health schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
California 5,024
Washington 621
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

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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 4 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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