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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 7th in Missouri. In fact, 888 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 Missouri. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

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

Full Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Public Health at University of Missouri - Columbia

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Public Health at Missouri State University - Springfield

#4

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Park University

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Read full report on Public Health at Saint Louis University

Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Full Public Health at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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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