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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Arkansas

8 Colleges
$37,385 Avg Salary
$23,940 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 8th in Arkansas. In fact, 233 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Public Health Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the public health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arkansas.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in Arkansas for public health students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

Public Health majors at UARK take out an average of $22,930 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $220, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Report

#3

University of the Ozarks

Clarksville, AR

Out of the 8 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Ozarks landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Clarksville, Ozarks is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Ozarks accumulate an average of around $24,950 in student debt.

Read full report on Public Health at University of the Ozarks

Out of the 8 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

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#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Out of the 8 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

Read full report on Public Health at Henderson State University

University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the rural area of Helena, Phillips County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Georgia 1,455
Kentucky 371
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Alabama 700
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859

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

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 8 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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