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2024 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
483 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in community health and preventive medicine, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #281 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for community health and preventive medicine students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 483 degrees in community health and preventive medicine during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Community Health and Preventive Medicine School

Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region The community health and preventive medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Community Health and Preventive Medicine rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for community health and preventive medicine 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.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Bachelor's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Master's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Doctor's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of community health and preventive medicine degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
138 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in community health and preventive medicine has to look into Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 138 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
20.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in community health and preventive medicine. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
156 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in community health and preventive medicine. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 156 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
68 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - La Crosse if you wish to pursue a degree in community health and preventive medicine. UW - La Crosse is a large public university located in the small city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.

There were approximately 68 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

UW - Eau Claire is a large public university located in the small city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

University of Toledo is a fairly large public university located in the city of Toledo. This university ranks 19th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 19 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL

SIUC is a large public university located in the city of Carbondale. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 2 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.

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Governors State University
University Park, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
44 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 66th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 44 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at GSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL
53.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 51st out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 15 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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South Suburban College
South Holland, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL

Located in the large suburb of South Holland, SSC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 44th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 9 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at SSC in the most recent data year.

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Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best community health and preventive medicine schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Ohio93923
Michigan9150
Illinois870299
Indiana737133
Wisconsin67285

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Community Health and Preventive Medicine is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Public Health2,510
International Public Health/International Health464
Public Health Education and Promotion451
Health Services Administration355
Other Public Health334
Environmental Health150
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene58
Health/Medical Physics51
Behavioral Aspects of Health25
Maternal and Child Health17

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