by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 22,778 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States.
Across Michigan, there were 546 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 207 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. To top this list, a school must have a successful general public health program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 32 masters’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 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. University of Michigan - Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 17 masters’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 13 masters’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 13 masters’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Central Michigan University
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
Andrews University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Andrews is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s general public health 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Madonna University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Madonna University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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