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

6 Colleges
$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 4th in Minnesota. In fact, 962 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Capella University Report

#4

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Catherine University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Full Public Health at St Catherine University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Read full report on Public Health at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Iowa 310
Missouri 888
Nebraska 149
Kansas 107
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 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.

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