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2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

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

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

In 2020-2021, 107 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kansas 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.

Check out the public health bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kansas.

Our 2023 rankings named Emporia State University the most popular school in Kansas for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

Women make up 62% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Emporia State University

#2

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Baker University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Kansas. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Baldwin City.

Of the 5 students majoring in public health at Baker, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Baker University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Kansas is a great place for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas accumulate an average of around $36,999 in student debt.

Read full report on Public Health at Rasmussen University - Kansas

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Full Public Health at Kansas State University Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Iowa 310
Missouri 888
Nebraska 149
South Dakota 45
North Dakota 46

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 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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