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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Kentucky

6 Colleges
$35,189 Avg Salary
$24,586 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 371 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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 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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kentucky 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.

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in Kentucky for public health students. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UK take out is $24,180. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $365, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The excellent programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at UofL accumulate an average of around $23,750 in student debt.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Louisville

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Eastern take out is $24,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $117.

Read full report on Public Health at Eastern Kentucky University

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

Public Health majors at WKU take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Public Health at Western Kentucky University Report

The excellent programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Murray State accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

Full Public Health at Murray State University Report

Big Sandy Community and Technical College 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. Located in the remote town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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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
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Alabama 700
Arkansas 233

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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