2025 Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

an associate degree in public health is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #104 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for public health students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 associate degrees in public health during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public health students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public health students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public health to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public health students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Health Schools

The public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Public Health in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in public health.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Public Health

1

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

19 Annual Graduates

Utah Valley University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in public health. UVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Orem.More information about a associate in public health from Utah Valley University

2

Snow College
Ephraim, UT

13 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in public health has to look into Snow College. Snow College is a moderately-sized public college located in the remote town of Ephraim.More information about a associate in public health from Snow College

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	7
Idaho	143	6
Montana	92	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health

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

Public Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	22
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	19
Public Health Education and Promotion	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	3,131
Allied Health Professions	1,058
Health & Medical Administrative Services	656
Health Sciences & Services	640
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	635
Dental Support Services	348
Other Health Professions	132
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	130
Mental & Social Health Services	59
Health/Medical Prep Programs	57

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.