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2023 Best Public Health Schools

353 Colleges
$43,158 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Public Health is the #16 most popular major in the country with 19,473 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 353 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Health Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a .

Top 25 Top Schools in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine the best school in the United States for public health students. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for public health students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Full Public Health at Harvard University Report

#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools ranking. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Full Public Health at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Report

#10

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

With a ranking of #10, Dartmouth College did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

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#11

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#12

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #12, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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#13

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Montana Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Montana Technological University

#15

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #15, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools ranking. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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#17

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#18

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at Johns Hopkins University Report

University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #19 on the list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Full Public Health at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#22

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#23

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

With a ranking of #23, Texas Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#24

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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With a ranking of #25, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Rest of the Top Best Public Health Schools

#27

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA
#28

Emory University

Atlanta, GA
#31

Tufts University

Medford, MA
#32

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#33

Radford University

Radford, VA
#39

Duke University

Durham, NC
#40

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA
#42

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC
#43

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
#50

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

Additional Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Public Health Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 353 different United States public health schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
52 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Public Health Schools award.

Rank College Location
53 George Washington University Washington, DC
54 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
55 Creighton University Omaha, NE
56 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
57 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
58 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
59 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
60 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
61 Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH
62 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
63 West Coast University - Orange County Anaheim, CA
64 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
65 Trinity Washington University Washington, DC
66 Salus University Elkins Park, PA
67 New York University New York, NY
68 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
69 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
70 University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX

Public Health by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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