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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

With 40,596 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 76% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in public health at Iowa, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Iowa

#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 3% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in public health at UMN Twin Cities, 14% are male and 86% are female.

On average, public health graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $24,830 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Nebraska Medical Center

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Women make up 38% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at Wichita State University Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Full Public Health at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Iowa 310
Nebraska 149
Missouri 888
Kansas 107
South Dakota 45
North Dakota 46

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

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 21 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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