Public Health is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #12 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 105 master's degrees in public health during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Choosing a Great Public Health School for Your Master's Degree
The public health master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health in Kentucky ranking.
While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality public health program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process.
To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above.
If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location.
Plus, you can view our other rankings for public health.
Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Health in Kentucky
The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public health.
Most Well Attended Schools for Public Health Students Working on Their Master's
University of Kentucky is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in public health. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in public health in Kentucky.
There were about 37 public health students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
Public Health master's degree recipients from University of Kentucky receive an earnings boost of around $6,467 above the typical income of public health majors.
Western Kentucky University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public health. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in public health in Kentucky.
There were about 27 public health individuals who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern Kentucky University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in public health. Eastern is a large public university located in the town of Richmond. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in public health in Kentucky.
There were about 24 public health students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.
Students who graduate with their master's from the public health program state that they receive average early career wages of $36,800.
University of Louisville is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public health. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in public health in Kentucky.
There were roughly 17 public health students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
Students who graduate with their master's from the public health program state that they receive average early career income of $41,600.
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).