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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

123 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 123 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the best school in the United States for public health students working on their graduate certificate. 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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#2

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at New York Medical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at New York Medical College accumulate an average of around $22,745 in student debt.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Public Health majors at Johns Hopkins take out an average of $17,315 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

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Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

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#13

George Washington University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #13, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#15

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #15, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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#17

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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Baldwin Wallace University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Public Health students that almost earned our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
20 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
21 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
22 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
23 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
24 University of Rochester Rochester, NY

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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