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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota

17 Colleges
$49,016 Avg Salary
$30,340 Avg Student Debt

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.

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

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school 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 #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#4

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Catherine University is a great place for public health students. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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Out of the 17 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Minnesota ranking. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the 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.

Full Public Health at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

#8

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the 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 large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Health at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Iowa 310
Missouri 888
Nebraska 149
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 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.

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