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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region

69 Colleges
$47,279 Avg Salary
$29,386 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

With 40,596 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 69 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Colleges.

Out of the 69 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia 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. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #8, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from St. Kate's carry an average student debt load of $30,082.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

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#10

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

Public Health majors at Truman State take out an average of $26,300 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
13 Emporia State University Emporia, KS

Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Iowa 310
Nebraska 149
Missouri 888
Kansas 107
South Dakota 45
North Dakota 46

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 25 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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