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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for public health students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 537 degrees in public health to qualified students.
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.
The public health 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 Public Health Schools in Utah.
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.
University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public health. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 108 public health students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the public health program earn around $42,585 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in public health needs to look into Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 155 public health students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public health program report average early career income of $28,871.
Every student who is interested in public health has to check out Utah State University. USU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 39 public health students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Public Health degree recipients from Utah State University earn a boost of about $25,989 over the typical earnings of public health graduates.
It is difficult to beat Westminster College Utah if you want to pursue a degree in public health. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 7th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 35 public health students who graduated with this degree at Westminster College Salt Lake in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 86 public health students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the public health degree program at Weber State University make $7,191 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
UVU is a very large public university located in the city of Orem. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 80 public health students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, public health degree recipients generally make around $29,827 at the beginning of their careers.
Snow College is a moderately-sized public college located in the town of Ephraim. This college ranks 11th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 12 public health students who graduated with this degree at Snow College in the most recent year we have data available.
Dixie State College is a large public university located in the small city of Saint George. This university ranks 10th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 22 public health students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).
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.
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