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2025 Best General Public Health Schools in Kentucky

4 Colleges in Kentucky
279 General Public Health Degrees Awarded
Ranked #39 in popularity, general public health is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Public Health Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 279 degrees in general public health annually.

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Choosing a Great General Public Health School

Best General Public Health Schools in Kentucky Your choice of general public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General 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.

General Public Health Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Public Health
Master's Degrees in General Public Health
Doctor's Degrees in General 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 General Public Health Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Public Health in Kentucky

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 general public health degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kentucky Schools in General Public Health

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
135 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general public health needs to look into University of Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 135 general public health students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.

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WKU crest
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In KY
9.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in general public health has to look into Western Kentucky University. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 21 general public health students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from Western Kentucky University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
102 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

University of Louisville is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general public health. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #421 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 102 general public health students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KY

Every student pursuing a degree in general public health needs to look into Eastern Kentucky University. Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 12th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were approximately 21 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Eastern Kentucky University

Best General Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1,162
North Carolina 710 616
Georgia 690 720
Virginia 630 521
Tennessee 624 254
South Carolina 530 43
Mississippi 501 134
Alabama 500 629
Louisiana 489 147
Arkansas 466 181
West Virginia 410 329

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General Public Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 44
Public Health Education and Promotion 39
Environmental Health 29
Health Services Administration 19
Health/Medical Physics 7
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 6

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