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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 248 students majoring in public health at UC Berkeley, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 196 students majoring in public health at USC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA 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.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 156 students majoring in public health at National University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 78% of the public health majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, West Coast University - Orange County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in public health at West Coast University - Orange County, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 84% of the public health majors at the school.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Oregon State University

University of Nevada - Reno came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

Women make up 83% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of Nevada - Reno Report

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 26 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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