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

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

In 2020-2021, 297 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 84 students majoring in public health at UW - Madison, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Concordia University, Wisconsin

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in public health at UWM, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

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

Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Medical College of Wisconsin Report

Out of the 5 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Full Public Health at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,675
Ohio 985
Michigan 992
Indiana 860

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 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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