Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their public health/community nurse/nursing programs.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best public health/community nurse/nursing schools.
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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public health/community nurse/nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.
No school ranked higher than Grand Canyon University this year for public health/community nurse/nursing. Set in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit institution. Grand Canyon University graduates 44% of students within six years. There were roughly 96 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the public health/community nurse/nursing program make about $115,226 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $25,500 to complete this degree.
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A rank of #2 makes Aspen University one of the top schools for public health/community nurse/nursing. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix. Roughly 27% of students complete a degree within six years here. Aspen University awarded about 1,189 public health/community nurse/nursing degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their public health/community nurse/nursing degree from Aspen University earn around $95,864 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $36,787 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
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