2024 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in public health, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #32 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 doctor's degrees in public health during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 public health students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt public health students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Public Health Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Health in the Rocky Mountains Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public health students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

5 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Utah if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in public health. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in public health from University of Utah

2

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

1 Annual Graduates

The University of Montana is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in public health. UM is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Missoula.More information about a doctorate in public health from The University of Montana

2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

2 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public health. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in public health from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	123	2
Utah	104	5
Montana	37	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health

Public Health is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	4
Environmental Health	3
Public Health Education and Promotion	1

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	762
Medicine	551
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	473
Nursing	374
Dentistry	168
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	69
Communication Sciences	63
Medical Science	55
Allied Health Professions	27
Mental & Social Health Services	11

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.