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2025 Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Schools

10 Colleges in the United States
2,011 Public Health/Community Nursing Degrees Awarded
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #316 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for public health/community nurse/nursing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,011 degrees in public health/community nurse/nursing annually.

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Choosing a Great Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing School

Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Schools Your choice of public health/community nurse/nursing 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 public health/community nurse/nursing 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 Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Public Health/Community Nursing
Master's Degrees in Public Health/Community Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in Public Health/Community Nursing

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Schools list to help you make the college decision. 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 Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing in the United States

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/community nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Public Health/Community Nursing

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
67 Public Health/Community Nursing Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 67 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
149 Public Health/Community Nursing Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Grand Canyon University if you want to pursue a degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 149 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

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Masters Degree Type
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
40 Public Health/Community Nursing Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in public health/community nurse/nursing needs to check out University of Miami. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were approximately 40 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Any student who is interested in public health/community nurse/nursing needs to look into University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #487 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RIC is a great college overall.More information about a degree in public health/community nurse/nursing from Rhode Island College

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Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the rural area of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 4 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Cedarville in the most recent data year.

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Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA

Located in the town of Bluefield, Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 46th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 15 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Bluefield College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN Program Name

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 25th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 30 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
80.0% Growth in Graduates

Coppin is a small public university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 34th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 10 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Coppin in the most recent data year.

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Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,526 Public Health/Community Nursing Degrees Awarded
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. This university ranks 26th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 1526 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated from this degree at Aspen University in the most recent data year.

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Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing by Region

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Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747

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