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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges
$41,919 Avg Salary
$29,308 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. 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Union Institute & University the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for public health students. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Public Health majors at Union take out an average of $33,166 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

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The excellent online programs at University of Illinois at Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, public health graduates from OHIO Athens take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for public health students pursuing an online degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

While working on their degree, public health majors at IU Bloomington accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $205.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Baldwin Wallace University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Baldwin Wallace College accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

On average, public health graduates from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin take out $36,924 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from Rasmussen University - Illinois carry an average student debtload of $36,924.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,675
Ohio 985
Michigan 992
Indiana 860
Wisconsin 297

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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 13 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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