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

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$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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.

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 Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Washington 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at EWU, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Eastern Washington University

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, City University of Seattle landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at City University of Seattle Report

#4

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Bastyr University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Washington. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenmore.

Read full report on Public Health at Bastyr University

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
California 5,024
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

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 5 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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