2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the Far Western US Region

Epidemiology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #107 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for epidemiology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 84 master's degrees in epidemiology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Epidemiology School for Your Master's Degree

The epidemiology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for epidemiology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for epidemiology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Epidemiology in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in epidemiology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Epidemiology Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

37 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

#1 Best Quality In WA

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in epidemiology. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Washington.

There were roughly 37 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Stanford University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in epidemiology. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in California.

There were approximately 21 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from Stanford University

3

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in epidemiology needs to look into Loma Linda University. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 16 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from Loma Linda University

4

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in epidemiology has to look into University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in California.

There were about 9 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of California - Los Angeles

5

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in California.

There were approximately 1 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of California - Davis

6

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

#5 Most Popular In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of California - Berkeley

6

University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

#5 Most Popular In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of California - San Francisco

6

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

#5 Most Popular In CA

UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine. More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of California - Irvine

Best Epidemiology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular epidemiology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	68
Washington	408	40

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Rankings in Majors Related to Epidemiology

One of 11 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Epidemiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Epidemiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Biology	41
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	20
Ecology	9
Evolutionary Biology	7
Population Biology	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.