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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 19,473 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular online school in the New England Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in public health at UVM, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Of the 7 students majoring in public health at Tufts, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Public Health at Tufts University Report

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 7 students majoring in public health at MCPHS University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Public Health at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Report

#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 5 spot on the list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Saint Joseph's Maine, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Franklin Pierce University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford.

Full Public Health at University of New England Report

Explore the most popular online public health colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 992
Connecticut 278
Rhode Island 90
New Hampshire 370
Maine 153
Vermont 51

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One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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