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2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington

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Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington

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 Washington” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Washington, there were 640 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,095 and $18,202 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in public health. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in public health.

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Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington public health students.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 436 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Public Health Report

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public health degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Health at CWU

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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington

Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 26 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Health at Eastern Washington University

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. LWTech is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 43 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Health at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

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Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington list. This medium-sized school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 20 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Tacoma Community College Public Health Report

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City University of Seattle
Seattle, Washington

City University of Seattle did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #7. City University of Seattle is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full CityU Public Health Report

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Whitworth University
Spokane, Washington

Whitworth University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s public health degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Health at Whitworth

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Bastyr University
Kenmore, Washington

With a ranking of #8, Bastyr University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington list. Kenmore, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s public health degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Bastyr University

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Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington

With a ranking of #10, Walla Walla University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington list. Located in College Place, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s public health students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Health at Walla Walla U

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Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington

With a ranking of #11, Whitman College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington list. Whitman College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Public Health at Whitman

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Western Washington University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Washington ranking. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public health degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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 WWU

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