by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 22,778 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,720 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 60 colleges that offer a degree in general public health. To top this list, a school must have a successful general public health program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region general public health students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Benedictine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lisle, Illinois. It awarded 321 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 60 schools in the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 314 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 280 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 194 ’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 193 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University Global landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Global is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Public Health at Purdue University Global
Chamberlain University - Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Chamberlain - Illinois is a large school located in Addison, Illinois that handed out 111 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Public Health at Chamberlain - Illinois
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 123 degrees to qualified ’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Public Health at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Miami University - Oxford landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 80 degrees to qualified ’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Public Health at Miami University - Oxford
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 78 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus General Public Health Report
Northern Illinois University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Public Health at Northern Illinois University
With a ranking of #12, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 ’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on General Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Madison
With a ranking of #13, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Case Western Reserve University General Public Health Report
Grand Valley State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 41 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified ’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus General Public Health Report
With a ranking of #17, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Western Michigan University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 30 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified ’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Public Health at Wright State University - Main Campus
University of Michigan - Flint landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general public health degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 27 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Michigan University General Public Health Report
Loyola University Chicago ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
DePaul University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 24 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #25, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Berea, Ohio, and it awarded 18 ’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Public Health at Baldwin Wallace College
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