2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 337 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine the best school in the United States for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Read full report on Public Health at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Out of the 337 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 337 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University California landed the # 3 spot on the list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Vallejo.
Out of the 337 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Out of the 337 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Read full report on Public Health at University of California - Berkeley
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Dartmouth College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.
Wake Forest University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
Brown University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Yale University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
Montana Technological University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Read full report on Public Health at Montana Technological University
A T Still University of Health Sciences ranked #14 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Full Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences Report
University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.
Full Public Health at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report
Johns Hopkins University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
Read full report on Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #19, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas Wesleyan University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Read full report on Public Health at Texas Wesleyan University
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Cornell University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #23 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Read full report on Public Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
West Coast University - Dallas ranked #24 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
Emory University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Rest of the Top Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Public Health students that almost earned our Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 51 | Creighton University | Omaha, NE |
| 52 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 53 | Saint Ambrose University | Davenport, IA |
| 54 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 55 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | Fort Worth, TX |
| 56 | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH |
| 57 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 58 | West Coast University - Orange County | Anaheim, CA |
| 59 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 60 | California State University - San Marcos | San Marcos, CA |
| 61 | Trinity Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 62 | Salus University | Elkins Park, PA |
| 63 | University of Maryland - Baltimore | Baltimore, MD |
| 64 | New York Medical College | Valhalla, NY |
| 65 | New England Institute of Technology | East Greenwich, RI |
| 66 | The Graduate Center, CUNY | New York, NY |
| 67 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
Public Health by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
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).
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