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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.

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. 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.

The Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 84% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in public health at U-M, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in public health at UW - Madison, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Madison

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

About 64% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 10 students majoring in public health at UC, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Public Health at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Medical College of Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milwaukee.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Medical College of Wisconsin, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

With a ranking of #10, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,675
Ohio 985
Michigan 992
Indiana 860
Wisconsin 297

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 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.

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