by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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 “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in public health. To top this list, a school must have a successful public health program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree public health students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #1 spot on the list. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 149 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 74 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 9 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas 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 90%. 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%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public health degrees 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 4 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 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%.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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