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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Alaska

6 Colleges
$36,043 Avg Salary
$14,649 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 3rd in Alaska. In fact, 107 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alaska 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular school in Alaska for public health students. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UAA take out is $14,649.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Alaska Anchorage

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Alaska list. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#3

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

Out of the 6 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Anchorage.

Full Public Health at Alaska Pacific University Report

The excellent programs at University of Alaska Southeast helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Alaska. Located in the town of Juneau, UAS is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Alaska Southeast

#5

Alaska Christian College

Soldotna, AK

The excellent programs at Alaska Christian College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Alaska. Located in the rural area of Soldotna, Alaska Christian College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Alaska Christian College

#6

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, AK

Ilisagvik College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Barrow, Ilisagvik College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 6 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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