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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 5,221 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,919 and $29,308 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 112 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public health program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree public health students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #3 spot on the list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 15 doctorate’s public health degrees 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 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 10 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Health at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Health at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 2 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 93%.
University of Chicago landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
American College of Education ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at American College of Education
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 41 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Health at Case Western Reserve University
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