2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Chicago to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 84% of the public health majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in public health at UW - Madison, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
About 64% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 36% are male.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC is a fairly 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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With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.
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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 small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Medical College of Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. 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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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.
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Kent State University at Kent 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 #10 on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.
Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 1,675 |
Ohio | 985 |
Michigan | 992 |
Indiana | 860 |
Wisconsin | 297 |
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 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.