2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 7th in Missouri. In fact, 888 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Missouri Schools for an Associate in Public Health
Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Three Rivers College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Missouri. Located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 90% of the public health majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Saint Louis Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Missouri. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at St Charles Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Cottleville, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Crowder College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Crowder College is a small public school located in the distant town of Neosho.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 962 |
Iowa | 310 |
Nebraska | 149 |
Kansas | 107 |
South Dakota | 45 |
North Dakota | 46 |
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 5 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.