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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

24 Colleges
$44,293 Avg Salary
$23,469 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, public health graduates from BYU - I take out $13,535 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Public Health at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from BYU carry an average student debt load of $10,674.

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The excellent programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

On average, public health graduates from CU Anschutz take out $23,396 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

While working on their degree, public health majors at U of U accumulate an average of around $21,045 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

On average, public health graduates from UVU take out $14,132 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from WSU carry an average student debt load of $17,851.

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Boise State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Montana Technological University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from Montana Tech carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

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The University of Montana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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#10

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Westminster College Salt Lake take out is $26,000.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 228
Utah 561
Idaho 402
Montana 119
Wyoming 25

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 24 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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