by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,527 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,279 and $29,386 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 63 colleges that offered a degree in public health. To top this list, a school must have a successful public health program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 336 ’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 233 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public health degrees to 199 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Public Health at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 207 degrees to qualified ’s public health students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 136 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
A T Still University of Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 322 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences
With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 158 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
St Catherine University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Kate’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 78 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 70 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Truman State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public health degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Nebraska Medical Center is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 University of Nebraska Medical Center
With a ranking of #12, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #13, Emporia State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Public Health Report
University of Kansas landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public health degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified ’s public health students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Winona State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 26 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Missouri Southern State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri Southern State University is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public health degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Public Health Report
Creighton University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 23 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public health degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s public health degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in the Plains States Region ranking. OTC is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 18 ’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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