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

16 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Oregon State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Public Health at Oregon State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

Full Public Health at California State University - Northridge Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Washington State University

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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

Full Public Health at Claremont Graduate University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 2 students majoring in public health at Portland State University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Public Health at Oregon Health & Science University

University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at University of California - Davis Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Public Health students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

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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 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.

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