2025 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

If you pursue a master's degree in public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #14 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 424 master's degrees in public health to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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. Important measures of a quality public health program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 - How many other public health students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public health students working on their master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Health in Indiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public health.

Top Indiana Schools for a Master's in Public Health

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

53 Annual Graduates

$56,129 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in public health needs to take a look at Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.

Those public health students who get their master's degree from Indiana University - Bloomington receive $2,391 more than the average public health student.

More information about a master’s in public health from Indiana University - Bloomington

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

98 Annual Graduates

$45,249 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public health needs to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the public health program make about $45,249 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in public health from Purdue University - Main Campus

3

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

133 Annual Graduates

$61,574 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a master's degree in public health. IUPUI is a very large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Master's recipients from the public health major at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis get $7,836 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in public health from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

4

Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

118 Annual Graduates

$55,250 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in public health needs to take a look at Purdue University Global. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Students who graduate with their master's from the public health program report average early career earnings of $55,250.

More information about a master’s in public health from Purdue University Global

Best Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	757
Michigan	211	349
Ohio	207	350
Wisconsin	173	135

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	300
Health Services Administration	61
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	22
Public Health Education and Promotion	18
Other Public Health	8
Health/Medical Physics	7
International Public Health/International Health	6
Environmental Health	2

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,210
Health & Medical Administrative Services	454
Allied Health Professions	377
Mental & Social Health Services	318
Communication Sciences	186
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	112
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	105
Medical Illustration & Informatics	102
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	26
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	26

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.