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

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

In 2020-2021, 107 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kansas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 31% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Kansas

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 2 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at K -State, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Public Health at Kansas State University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Iowa 310
Missouri 888
Nebraska 149
South Dakota 45
North Dakota 46

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 2 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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