2025 Best Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #808 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for occupational health and industrial hygiene students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 degrees in occupational health and industrial hygiene annually.

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

• Best Overall Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Schools List

Pick Your Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Degree Level

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

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the occupational health and industrial hygiene degree levels they offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

1

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Illinois State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.More information about a degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene from Illinois State University

2

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Best Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Colleges by State

Explore the best occupational health and industrial hygiene colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	12
Michigan	915	2
Illinois	870	11

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Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Related Rankings by Major

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	2,510
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	483
International Public Health/International Health	464
Public Health Education and Promotion	451
Health Services Administration	355
Other Public Health	334
Environmental Health	150
Health/Medical Physics	51
Behavioral Aspects of Health	25
Maternal and Child Health	17

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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).
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