2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 4th in Minnesota. In fact, 962 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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 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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Minnesota 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Schools
The excellent programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for public health students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at St Catherine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Minnesota. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
On average, public health graduates from St. Kate's take out $30,082 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Minnesota. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Winona State take out is $25,625.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.
After completing their degree, public health graduates from UMN Duluth carry an average student debt load of $27,000.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
While working on their degree, public health majors at UST MN accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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Saint Cloud State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
Public Health majors at St. Cloud State University take out an average of $17,751 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Iowa | 310 |
Missouri | 888 |
Nebraska | 149 |
Kansas | 107 |
South Dakota | 45 |
North Dakota | 46 |
Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 17 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.