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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health

463 Ranked Colleges
19,583 Degrees Awarded
$33,344 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Public Health Major

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 41,651 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , public health graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,510 and had an average of $33,804 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 19,583 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major” ranking looked at 463 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public health program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree public health students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health

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Out of the 463 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Greece landed the #1 spot on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Read full report on Public Health at Bryant & Stratton College - Greece

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major. This small school is located in Liverpool, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Health at Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North

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University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Ozarks. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major list. Clarksville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full University of the Ozarks Public Health Report

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Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Augustine’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.

Full SAU Public Health Report

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Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilberforce University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major list. Wilberforce University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilberforce, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Wilberforce University Public Health Report

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Monroe College
Bronx, New York

Monroe College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking, coming in at #6. Monroe College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 193 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Monroe College Public Health Report

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Austin College
Sherman, Texas

Austin College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 23 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full Austin College Public Health Report

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking, coming in at #8. MD Anderson is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Public Health at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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University of South Carolina - Beaufort came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking. Located in Bluffton, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Health at USCB

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University of California - Merced came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking. UC Merced is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 141 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.

Full UC Merced Public Health Report

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Hartwick College
Oneonta, New York

Hartwick College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major list. Located in Oneonta, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full Hartwick Public Health Report

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South University, Austin
Round Rock, Texas

South University, Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking, coming in at #12. South University, Austin is a small school located in Round Rock, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Health at South University, Austin

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Union College Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska

Union College Nebraska did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Union College Nebraska Public Health Report

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Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana

Dillard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Health at Dillard University

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University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a public institution located in Asheville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full University of North Carolina at Asheville Public Health Report

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Dine College
Tsaile, Arizona

Dine College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking. Dine College is a public institution located in Tsaile, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Public Health at Dine College

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Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Georgia

Agnes Scott College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking. Agnes Scott is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 21 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Health at Agnes Scott

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Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Health at Xavier University of Louisiana

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Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Public Health Report

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With a ranking of #20, Mississippi University for Women did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major list. MUW is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 28 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full MUW Public Health Report

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SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, New York

SUNY Old Westbury landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking. This small school is located in Old Westbury, New York, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Old Westbury Public Health Report

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major ranking, coming in at #22. College of Charleston is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 120 bachelors’s 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%.

Read more about Public Health at College of Charleston

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With a ranking of #23, Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major list. Florida National University - Main Campus is located in Hialeah, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read full report on Public Health at Florida National University - Main Campus

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Public Health at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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South University, Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

With a ranking of #25, South University, Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on Public Health at South University, Columbia

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Fremont College
Cerritos, CA
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Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
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Governors State University
University Park, IL
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York College
Jamaica, NY
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Benedict College
Columbia, SC
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Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major

While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

RankCollegeLocation
51East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC
52Chapman UniversityOrange, CA
53St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN
54California State University - NorthridgeNorthridge, CA
55Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, CO
56Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC
57The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
58Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ
59University of Maryland - College ParkCollege Park, MD
60Carroll CollegeHelena, MT
61Indiana University - NorthwestGary, IN
62University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA
63Rutgers University - New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
64Alvernia UniversityReading, PA
65University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA
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66SUNY PotsdamPotsdam, NY
67University of North Carolina at WilmingtonWilmington, NC
68Elon UniversityElon, NC
69Nazareth CollegeRochester, NY
70Kent State University at KentKent, OH

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