If you pursue a degree in public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public health. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 864 degrees in public health annually.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public health schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Health Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in public health has to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 195 public health students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Those public health students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities receive $20,078 more than the typical public health grad.
St Catherine University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in public health. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #362 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Kate's is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 public health students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, public health degree recipients usually make about $42,407 in their early careers.
Every student who is interested in public health has to look into University of Minnesota - Duluth. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 41 public health students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public health program state that they receive average early career earnings of $36,520.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public health. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Winona. This university ranks 12th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 22 public health students who graduated with this degree at SMU MN in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 public health students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 13 public health students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, public health degree recipients usually earn an average of $32,830 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).