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2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 317 students majoring in public health at BYU - I, 22% are male and 78% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debt load of $15,230.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 172 students majoring in public health at BYU, 26% are male and 74% are female.

On average, public health graduates from BYU take out $12,556 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from UVU carry an average student debt load of $19,272.

Full Public Health at Utah Valley University Report

Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Boise State University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

About 85% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 15% are male.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at WSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,499.

Full Public Health at Weber State University Report

#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 58% of the public health majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from U of U carry an average student debt load of $23,393.

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#7

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

With a ranking of #7, Fort Lewis College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Durango, FLC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in public health at FLC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Public Health at Fort Lewis College Report

#8

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 53% of the public health majors at the school.

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Utah State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at USU, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Full Public Health at Utah State University Report

Montana Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at Montana Tech, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Full Public Health at Montana Technological University Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 228
Utah 561
Idaho 402
Montana 119
Wyoming 25

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 16 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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