2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 6th in Utah. In fact, 561 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Utah 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Utah
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Utah Schools for a Master's in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
About 58% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 42% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
About 52% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 48% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Utah. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in public health at BYU, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the public health majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in public health at Westminster College Salt Lake, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 228 |
Idaho | 402 |
Montana | 119 |
Wyoming | 25 |
Public Health Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.