2025 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in public health, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #32 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 225 doctor's degrees in public health during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public health students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public health to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public health students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Health in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public health students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

10 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public health. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in public health from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

12 Annual Graduates

University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in public health. UNMC is a small public university located in the city of Omaha.More information about a doctorate in public health from University of Nebraska Medical Center

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	7
Minnesota	120	232
Iowa	110	4
Nebraska	70	4

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Public Health Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	171
Public Health Education and Promotion	25
Environmental Health	14
Other Public Health	7
Health Services Administration	4
Health/Medical Physics	3
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	1

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	2,551
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1,996
Nursing	1,704
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	1,069
Chiropractic	1,035
Dentistry	618
Allied Health Professions	120
Communication Sciences	114
Health Sciences & Services	95
Health & Medical Administrative Services	75

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.