by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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 general public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree general public health students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 6 doctorate’s general public health 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%.
Read full report on General Public Health at Ohio State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #4 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general public health degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about General Public Health at Purdue University - Main Campus
Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general public health degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Medical College of Wisconsin General Public Health Report
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