2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, public health students earned 371 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.
Most Popular Kentucky Schools for a Master's in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 28% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.
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Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.
Of the 21 students majoring in public health at Eastern, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in public health at UofL, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 2,030 |
North Carolina | 1,477 |
Tennessee | 390 |
Georgia | 1,455 |
West Virginia | 352 |
Virginia | 1,071 |
Alabama | 700 |
Louisiana | 362 |
Mississippi | 219 |
South Carolina | 859 |
Arkansas | 233 |
Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 4 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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