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 Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,338 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,293 and $23,469 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 463 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public health.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Montana Tech is a small public school situated in Butte, Montana. It awarded 39 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 192 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 full report on Public Health at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 28 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 50 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Idaho State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s public health 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State University is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 14 masters’s 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%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read full report on Public Health at University of Northern Colorado
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a private for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s 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.
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