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2024 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region

10 Colleges in the Plains States Region
121 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 degrees in community health and preventive medicine during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Community Health and Preventive Medicine School

Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of community health and preventive medicine school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Community Health and Preventive Medicine 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

The community health and preventive medicine school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

1
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA

It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a degree in community health and preventive medicine. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were about 4 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MN
37.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in community health and preventive medicine needs to look into St Catherine University. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 8 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SD
26.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of South Dakota if you wish to pursue a degree in community health and preventive medicine. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #386 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USD is a great university overall.

There were about 19 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SD
18.2% Growth in Graduates

South Dakota State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in community health and preventive medicine. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Brookings. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means South Dakota State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MN
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.

There were about 3 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Saint Cloud. This university ranks 24th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 13 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 44th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 11 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent data year.

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9
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Fontbonne University
Saint Louis, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 26th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 14 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Fontbonne University in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 6 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Bemidji State University 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 colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Minnesota74239
Missouri69312
Iowa6482
Kansas5991
North Dakota4160
South Dakota38132

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One of 12 majors within the Public Health area of study, Community Health and Preventive Medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Public Health1,451
Public Health Education and Promotion314
Environmental Health173
Other Public Health168
Health Services Administration50
Behavioral Aspects of Health39
Health/Medical Physics21
International Public Health/International Health14
Maternal and Child Health11
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene8

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