by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,527 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,279 and $29,386 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 45 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in public health. That schools that top this list have a program in public health in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree public health students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers College landed the #1 spot on the list. Poplar Bluff, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ozarks Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Haskell Indian Nations University is a small public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 1 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus Public Health Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Saint Louis Community College
With a ranking of #7, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
St Charles Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St Charles Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cottleville, Missouri. It awarded 1 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at St Charles Community College
Union College Nebraska landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Union College is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Crowder College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Crowder College is a small school located in Neosho, Missouri that handed out 0 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 5 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lake Superior College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s public health students in 2020-2021.
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