2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 5th in Washington. In fact, 621 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Washington Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the most popular school in Washington for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Washington. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 596 |
California | 5,024 |
Nevada | 119 |
Hawaii | 104 |
Alaska | 107 |
Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
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 3 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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