2024 Best Environmental Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a doctor's degree in environmental health is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #174 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 6 doctor's degrees in environmental health to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to environmental health students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other environmental health students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental health related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for environmental health students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Environmental Health in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in environmental health.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Environmental Health

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in environmental health needs to check out University of Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in environmental health from University of Iowa

2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in environmental health. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in environmental health from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Environmental Health Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental health schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	4
Iowa	177	2
Nebraska	99	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Environmental Health

Environmental Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Environmental Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	176
Other Public Health	46
Public Health Education and Promotion	12
Health/Medical Physics	5
Health Services Administration	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.