2023 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Public Health Basic Certificate 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.
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'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.
The Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named City College of San Francisco the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for public health students working on their basic certificate. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
About 75% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 25% are male.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in public health at LWTech, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cabrillo College is a great place for public health students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Santa Rosa Junior College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . SRJC is a large public school located in the city of Santa Rosa.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Canada College is a great place for public health students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Redwood City, Canada College is a public school with a small student population.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Monterey Peninsula College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Monterey Peninsula College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.
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George Fox University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate public health programs. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Central Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.
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Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Linfield OCE is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McMinnville.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 596 |
California | 5,024 |
Washington | 621 |
Nevada | 119 |
Hawaii | 104 |
Alaska | 107 |
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 10 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.