2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. This report analyzed 423 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the United States
Check out the public health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the United States for public health students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for public health students. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Public Health at Columbia University in the City of New York
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Benedictine University is a great place for public health students. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 423 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Liberty University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular 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.
Read full report on Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences
With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Read full report on Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #11 on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.
With a ranking of #12, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Southern New Hampshire University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Full Public Health at Southern New Hampshire University Report
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
Read full report on Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Boston University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
University of Arizona ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
Capella University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Full Public Health at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
University of Southern California came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Public Health at University of Southern California
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
Read full report on Public Health at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
With a ranking of #24, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
Read full report on Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
Full Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
Rest of the Top Most Popular Public Health Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Public Health Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 423 different United States public health schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH |
| 52 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 53 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 54 | West Coast University - Orange County | Anaheim, CA |
| 55 | Columbia Southern University | Orange Beach, AL |
| 56 | California State University - Northridge | Northridge, CA |
| 57 | Florida International University | Miami, FL |
| 58 | University of Nevada - Reno | Reno, NV |
| 59 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Brooklyn, NY |
| 60 | Brown University | Providence, RI |
| 61 | Yale University | New Haven, CT |
| 62 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston, MA |
| 63 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Public Health students that almost earned our Most Popular Public Health Schools award.
Public Health by Region
View the Most Popular Public Health Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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.
- 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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