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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools

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$43,158 Avg Salary
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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 Online Public Health Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for public health students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for public health students pursuing an online degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

With a ranking of #7, New York Medical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Schools ranking. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Public Health Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 American InterContinental University - Online Schaumburg, IL
11 East Carolina University Greenville, NC

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Southwest
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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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