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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 7th in Missouri. In fact, 888 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for public health students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 135 students majoring in public health at WUSTL, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Public Health at Washington University in St Louis Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Missouri. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

Women make up 75% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in public health at Mizzou, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Missouri - Columbia

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Missouri. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Of the 31 students majoring in public health at SLU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full Public Health at Saint Louis University Report

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in public health at Missouri State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#6

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Fontbonne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Fontbonne University

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Iowa 310
Nebraska 149
Kansas 107
South Dakota 45
North Dakota 46

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

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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