2026 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in Kentucky

Community Health and Preventive Medicine programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for community health and preventive medicine students.

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• Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in Kentucky

Best Schools for Community Health and Preventive Medicine in Kentucky

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the community health and preventive medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

1

Murray State University
Murray, KY

31 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

$38,753 Median Starting Salary

No school ranked higher than Murray State University this year for community health and preventive medicine. Murray State University is a large public school located in the town of Murray. The six-year graduation rate is 64%. About 31 community health and preventive medicine degrees were awarded at Murray State University in the most recent year. Graduates of the community health and preventive medicine program make about $38,753 in their early career. Murray State University graduates carry a median of $26,000 in student loans. See the full community health and preventive medicine program report for Murray State University

2

Big Sandy Community And Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

$33,956 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Big Sandy Community And Technical College one of the top schools for community health and preventive medicine. This mid-sized public university is located in the town of Prestonsburg. Big Sandy Community And Technical College awarded about 11 community health and preventive medicine degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their community health and preventive medicine degree from Big Sandy Community And Technical College earn around $33,956 in the first couple years of their career. Big Sandy Community And Technical College graduates carry a median of $11,588 in student loans. More information about a degree in community health and preventive medicine from Big Sandy Community And Technical College

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.