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2025 Best Public Health Schools in Kansas

3 Colleges in Kansas
94 Public Health Degrees Awarded
$50,309 Avg Early-Career Salary
Public Health is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Health Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 94 degrees in public health annually.

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Choosing a Great Public Health School

Best Public Health Schools in Kansas Your choice of public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Public Health School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Pick Your Public Health Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Public Health
Bachelor's Degrees in Public Health
Master's Degrees in Public Health

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Health Schools in Kansas list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 in Kansas

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

Top Kansas Schools in Public Health

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$62,420 Median Starting Salary

University of Kansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public health. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 public health students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year. Public Health degree recipients from University of Kansas receive an earnings boost of approximately $12,111 above the average earnings of public health majors.

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It is difficult to beat Kansas State University if you want to pursue a degree in public health. K -State is a large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 27 public health students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the public health program state that they receive average early career income of $49,946.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$31,547 Median Starting Salary

Emporia State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in public health. ESU is a small public university located in the town of Emporia. This university ranks 11th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were roughly 18 public health students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the public health program state that they receive average early career income of $31,547.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 900
Missouri 283 597
Iowa 264 272
Nebraska 238 137
North Dakota 210 42
South Dakota 204 43

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Public Health is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 58
Public Health Education and Promotion 18
Other Public Health 12
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 6

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Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 3,830
Nursing 2,583
Allied Health Professions 943
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 798
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 728
Health & Medical Administrative Services 500
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 284
Communication Sciences 262
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 216
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 205

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