by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
General Public Health is the 39th most popular major in the country with 22,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,720 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,134 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in general public health. That schools that top this list have a program in general public health in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree general public health students.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 264 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #2 spot on the list. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 203 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school situated in Oxford, Ohio. It awarded 80 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Public Health at Miami University - Oxford
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rock Island, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #6, University of Evansville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Evansville is a small school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 7 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baldwin Wallace University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berea, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Public Health at Baldwin Wallace College
With a ranking of #8, Ohio Northern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ada, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Public Health at Northern Illinois University
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Public Health at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Marian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Marian University is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Public Health at Marian University
Valparaiso University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus General Public Health Report
Eastern Michigan University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Andrews University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Andrews is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Youngstown State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 12 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Public Health at Youngstown State University
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago General Public Health Report
Hiram College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Hiram, Ohio, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Goshen College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Goshen, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Western Michigan University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 13 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Public Health at Western Michigan University
University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. UM Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Michigan - Flint General Public Health Report
With a ranking of #25, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 9 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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