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

18 Colleges
$47,279 Avg Salary
$29,386 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri Southern State University is a great place for public health students pursuing an online degree. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

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With a ranking of #6, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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#7

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

With a ranking of #7, Allen College did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waterloo.

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Mercy College of Health Sciences 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 medium-sized city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park 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. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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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
Nebraska 149
Missouri 888
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 18 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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