2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, public health students earned 617 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
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 in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best school in District of Columbia for public health students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Howard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 1,647 |
Pennsylvania | 848 |
Maryland | 1,113 |
New Jersey | 281 |
Delaware | 29 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Public Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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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