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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 848 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the best school in Pennsylvania for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Public Health at Drexel University Report

#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Pennsylvania. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $23,894 in student debt.

Full Public Health at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,647
Maryland 1,113
New Jersey 281
District of Columbia 617
Delaware 29

One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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