2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Most Popular Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Of the 5 students majoring in public health at U of U, 20% are male and 80% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.
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Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 228 |
Utah | 561 |
Idaho | 402 |
Montana | 119 |
Wyoming | 25 |
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 |
Majors Similar 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 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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