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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

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

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.

The Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the most popular online school in the United States for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 56% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 57 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Liberty University

#5

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Medical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 23% are male.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at New York Medical College accumulate an average of around $22,745 in student debt.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 97% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Capella University

#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at New York University

With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 46% are male.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Of the 17 students majoring in public health at UMass Amherst, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Public Health at East Carolina University Report

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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 28 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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