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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Alaska

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Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 3rd in Alaska. In fact, 107 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alaska. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

Of the 32 students majoring in public health at UAA, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

#2

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alaska Pacific University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Anchorage.

About 57% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 43% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Alaska Pacific University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
California 5,024
Washington 621
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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