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2024 Best Public Health Schools in Arkansas

6 Colleges in Arkansas
233 Public Health Degrees Awarded
$37,385 Avg Early-Career Salary
Public Health is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for public health students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 233 degrees in public health during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Health School

Best Public Health Schools in Arkansas The public health program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Health rankings. We derive our Best Overall Public Health School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Public Health Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Public Health
Bachelor's Degrees in Public Health
Master's Degrees in Public Health
Doctor's Degrees in Public Health

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Health Schools in Arkansas list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Public Health in Arkansas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public health degree levels they offer.

Top Arkansas Schools in Public Health

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Public Health Degrees Awarded
$45,286 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in public health needs to take a look at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. UAMS is a small public university located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

There were about 50 public health students who graduated with this degree at UAMS in the most recent data year. Those public health students who get their degree from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences earn $7,902 more than the typical public health grad.

More information about a degree in public health from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

2
UARK crest
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
122 Public Health Degrees Awarded
30.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Arkansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in public health. UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 122 public health students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, public health degree recipients usually make about $29,483 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in public health from University of Arkansas

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AR

Henderson State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public health. Henderson State University is a small public university located in the town of Arkadelphia. This university ranks 19th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 17 public health students who graduated with this degree at Henderson State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in public health from Henderson State University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AR
78.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in public health has to look into Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 19 public health students who graduated with this degree at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public health from Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AR

Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1259 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UA Little Rock is a great university overall.

There were about 5 public health students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in public health from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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Phillips County Community College is a small public university located in the rural area of Helena.More information about a degree in public health from Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas


 

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 1,427
Florida 282 1,996
North Carolina 279 1,445
Virginia 274 1,002
Tennessee 269 372
South Carolina 248 856
Kentucky 244 353
Louisiana 242 362
Mississippi 234 219
Alabama 233 693
West Virginia 207 352

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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 182
Public Health Education and Promotion 29
Other Public Health 22

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Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 2,882
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 2,094
Health Sciences & Services 1,305
Allied Health Professions 1,302
Health & Medical Administrative Services 773
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 500
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 433
Communication Sciences 377
Health/Medical Prep Programs 322
Medicine 314

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