by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 247 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 7 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 149 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 74 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Nebraska Medical Center Public Health Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Health at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Iowa landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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 freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 1 students 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 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Public Health at Washington University in St Louis
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