2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 6th in Utah. In fact, 561 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Most Popular Public Health Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Utah
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a .
Most Popular Utah Schools in Public Health
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that public health majors at BYU take out is $10,674.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for public health students. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
After completing their degree, public health graduates from U of U carry an average student debt load of $21,045.
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Out of the 9 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
The average amount in student loans that public health majors at WSU take out is $17,851.
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The excellent programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Utah. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.
Public Health majors at UVU take out an average of $14,132 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for public health students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, public health graduates from Westminster College Salt Lake take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, public health graduates from USU carry an average student debt load of $22,500.
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Dixie State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Utah list. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint George.
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Snow College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Utah list. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.
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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 228 |
Idaho | 402 |
Montana | 119 |
Wyoming | 25 |
Public Health Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
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 |
Majors Similar to Public Health
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 9 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.