by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Public Health is the 216th most popular major in the country with 3,432 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,076 other public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major” ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a degree in other public health. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other public health.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other public health students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehouse School of Medicine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Morehouse School of Medicine Other Public Health Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 411 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. UPR Medical Sciences is located in San Juan, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s other public health 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Other Public Health Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other public health degrees to 178 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking, coming in at #6. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 35 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Public Health at Tulane University of Louisiana
The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s other public health students in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other public health degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 54 degrees to qualified masters’s other public health students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Public Health at University of Pennsylvania
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s other public health degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Other Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
With a ranking of #11, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 masters’s other public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Other Public Health at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 28 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Other Public Health at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
With a ranking of #13, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 15 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 94%.
Read full report on Other Public Health at Washington University in St Louis
Boston University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s other public health degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 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%.
University of Rochester came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Public Health at University of Rochester
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s other public health degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Other Public Health at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s other public health students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Other Public Health at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Boise State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s other public health 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 Other Public Health at Boise State University
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 20 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Public Health at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 10 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Kansas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 8 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Clemson University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other public health degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
San Diego State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s other public health degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #24, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 3 masters’s other 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Other Public Health at The University of Alabama
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Health Major ranking. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 masters’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 93%.
Read more about Other Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
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