by our College Data Analytics TeamUnfortunately, there were no schools in the Far Western US Region that made our Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. You may want to check out our national ranking in the field instead.
Your choice of public health for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality public health program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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 associate degree.
As a result of missing data, we couldn't show you the public health quality ranking. This is typically due to there not being enough schools in the Far Western US Region that both offer public health and provided enough information for us to do a detailed analysis.
Instead, look at at some of our other Public Health rankings below or check out our overall Best Colleges for Public Health ranking.
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California | 192 | 30 |
| Oregon | 147 | 3 |
| Nevada | 112 | 3 |
| Alaska | 54 | 12 |
Public Health is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 204 |
| Health Services Administration | 7 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 3 |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 8,782 |
| Allied Health Professions | 5,216 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 4,379 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 2,652 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 1,283 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1,166 |
| Dental Support Services | 1,014 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 653 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 252 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 141 |
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