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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region

90 Colleges
$46,586 Avg Salary
$20,530 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 90 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of California - Irvine to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Public Health majors at UC Irvine take out an average of $16,319 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $181.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for public health students. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from CSUN carry an average student debt load of $16,198.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from UC Berkeley carry an average student debt load of $11,875. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $304, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

While working on their degree, public health majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $16,304 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $383, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

While working on their degree, public health majors at UCSD accumulate an average of around $15,451 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $205.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Public Health majors at USC take out an average of $15,500 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $831.

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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Public Health majors at National University take out an average of $36,062 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #10 on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from SDSU carry an average student debt load of $15,496.

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#11

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

With a ranking of #11, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Oregon State accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $409, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

On average, public health graduates from Cal State LA take out $12,974 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Portland State University Portland, OR
15 University of California - Merced Merced, CA
16 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
17 Chapman University Orange, CA
18 West Coast University - Orange County Anaheim, CA

Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
California 5,024
Washington 621
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

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 25 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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