by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Community Health and Preventive Medicine is the 281st most popular major in the country with 2,272 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major” ranking looked at 102 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community health and preventive medicine. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their community health and preventive medicine program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for community health and preventive medicine students.
Out of the 102 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Stone Child College landed the #1 spot on the list. Stone Child College is located in Box Elder, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at SCC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida-Online. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. UF Online is a medium-sized public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 41 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at UF Online
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. GSU is a small school located in University Park, Illinois that handed out 53 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Governors State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fontbonne University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. Fontbonne University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Fontbonne University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 75 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Monroe College Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UW - La Crosse Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
Moravian College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major ranking. Moravian is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Moravian
Charleston Southern University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2020-2021.
Full Charleston Southern University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
Davis & Elkins College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. Elkins, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at D&E
With a ranking of #10, Hofstra University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Hofstra
With a ranking of #11, SUNY Cortland did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized school located in Cortland, New York that handed out 36 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at SUNY Cortland
With a ranking of #12, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 195 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #13, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Murray State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major ranking. Murray State is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 34 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Murray State
Tufts University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Tufts University
With a ranking of #16, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. This small school is located in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 211 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
Portland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major ranking, coming in at #18. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 97 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Portland State University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
University of Florida ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 234 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at UF
With a ranking of #20, Georgia College & State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. Georgia College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Georgia College & State University
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major ranking. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 134 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full IU Bloomington Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
Trinity Washington University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major ranking. Trinity College is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Trinity College
National University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 70 degrees to qualified ’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full National University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
Lock Haven University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major ranking. Located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Lock Haven University
Whitworth University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major ranking. Whitworth University is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 7 ’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Whitworth University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
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