by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 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 “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in public health.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. OTC is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Ozarks Technical Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Three Rivers College is located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 5 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Saint Louis Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus
Butler Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Butler Community College
St Charles Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Cottleville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at St Charles Community College
Haskell Indian Nations University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Haskell Indian Nations University is a small public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 1 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 5 associates’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Crowder College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Neosho, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. LSC is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Union College Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Union College Nebraska 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.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
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