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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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$18,354 Avg Student Debt

Public Health is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 40,596 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Bryant & Stratton College - Online the most popular online school in the United States for public health students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Itawamba Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. ICC is a small public school located in the remote town of Fulton.

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#3

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Allen College is a great place for public health students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Allen College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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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