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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri

19 Colleges
$44,307 Avg Salary
$26,433 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 7th in Missouri. In fact, 888 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Missouri 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Missouri. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Missouri. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from SLU carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

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#5

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

The excellent programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from Truman State carry an average student debt load of $26,300.

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With a ranking of #6, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Missouri State University - Springfield

Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri list. OTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#9

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Lindenwood University take out is $27,000.

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#10

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Fontbonne University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

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 19 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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