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Most Popular Public Health Schools

There are 894 colleges that offer a degree in Public Health. The most popular schools, by student demand, are below:

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for Public Health students. With more and more schools offering online options, you’re no longer limited to schools in your local area.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. This report analyzed 894 schools in the United States to see which Public Health programs were the most popular. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

Check out the Public Health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The most popular school in the United States for Public Health students is Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins University is a private nonprofit school located in Baltimore, MD. This school awarded 723 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $89,069. Full Public Health at Johns Hopkins University Report

#2

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Rutgers University-New Brunswick landed the #2 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a public school located in New Brunswick, NJ. This school awarded 649 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $52,303. Full Public Health at Rutgers University-New Brunswick Report

Brigham Young University-Idaho landed the #3 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. Brigham Young University-Idaho is a private nonprofit school located in Rexburg, ID. This school awarded 646 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,371. Read More…

George Washington University comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. Located in Washington, DC, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 640 people earned their degree in Public Health from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $66,952. Read full report on Public Health at George Washington University

Columbia University in the City of New York comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. Located in New York, NY, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 616 people earned their degree in Public Health from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $75,228. Read full report on Public Health at Columbia University in the City of New York

#6

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

University of the People landed the #6 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. University of the People is a private nonprofit school located in Pasadena, CA. This school awarded 585 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669. Full Public Health at University of the People Report

University of Maryland-College Park comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. Located in College Park, MD, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 532 people earned their degree in Public Health from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $56,509. Read More…

University of California-Berkeley landed the #8 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. University of California-Berkeley is a public school located in Berkeley, CA. This school awarded 516 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $57,445. Full Public Health at University of California-Berkeley Report

University of Washington-Seattle Campus comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. Located in Seattle, WA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 515 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $53,990. Read More…

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #10 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public school located in Chapel Hill, NC. This school awarded 506 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $51,058. Full Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #11 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public school located in Birmingham, AL. This school awarded 470 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,854. Read More…

University of South Carolina-Columbia landed the #12 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. University of South Carolina-Columbia is a public school located in Columbia, SC. This school awarded 461 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,890. Full Public Health at University of South Carolina-Columbia Report

University of South Florida comes in at #13 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. Located in Tampa, FL, this is a public institution. This school awarded 457 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $43,017. Read full report on Public Health at University of South Florida

University of California-Irvine comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. Located in Irvine, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 442 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,474. Read More…

#15

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #15 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. Located in Cambridge, MA, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 422 people earned their degree in Public Health from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $92,518. Full Public Health at Harvard University Report

University of California-San Diego landed the #16 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. University of California-San Diego is a public school located in La Jolla, CA. This school awarded 412 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $44,612. Read More…

#17

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #17 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. Located in Gainesville, FL, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 412 people earned their degree in Public Health from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,898. Full Public Health at University of Florida Report

University of Southern California comes in at #18 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. Located in Los Angeles, CA, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 408 people earned their degree in Public Health from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $63,275. Read full report on Public Health at University of Southern California

Southern New Hampshire University landed the #19 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. Located in Manchester, NH, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 398 people earned their degree in Public Health from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $54,644. Full Public Health at Southern New Hampshire University Report

CUNY Graduate School and University Center comes in at #20 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. CUNY Graduate School and University Center is a public school located in New York, NY. This school awarded 393 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $74,063. Read full report on Public Health at CUNY Graduate School and University Center

California State University-Fullerton comes in at #21 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. Located in Fullerton, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 375 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $39,215. Read full report on Public Health at California State University-Fullerton

University of Wisconsin-Madison landed the #22 spot in our Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking. University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public school located in Madison, WI. This school awarded 360 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $53,379. Read full report on Public Health at University of Wisconsin-Madison

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston comes in at #23 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public school located in Houston, TX. This school awarded 358 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $83,078. Read More…

#24

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona comes in at #24 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. Located in Tucson, AZ, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 353 people earned their degree in Public Health from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,998. Full Public Health at University of Arizona Report

#25

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University comes in at #25 on our list of the most popular colleges for Public Health majors. East Carolina University is a public school located in Greenville, NC. This school awarded 348 degrees in Public Health in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $44,602. Read More…

#29

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN
#30

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#32

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
#33

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA
#34

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
#36

Boston University

Boston, MA
#37

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
#38

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#40

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN
#44

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#46

University at Albany

Albany, NY
#48

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
#49

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for this major that just missed the list above.

Rank College Location
51 Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
52 Benedictine University Lisle, IL
53 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
54 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
55 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
56 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
57 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
58 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
59 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
60 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
61 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
62 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
63 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
64 Yale University New Haven, CT
65 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH
66 Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA
67 Portland State University Portland, OR
68 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
69 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA
70 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
71 Monroe University Bronx, NY
72 Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN
73 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
74 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA
75 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO
76 Tufts University Medford, MA
77 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL
78 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
79 Emory University Atlanta, GA
80 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
81 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
82 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
83 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
84 Florida International University Miami, FL
85 California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
86 California State University-Chico Chico, CA
87 Brigham Young University Provo, UT
88 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
89 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
90 University of Delaware Newark, DE
91 National University San Diego, CA
92 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
93 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA
94 City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
95 Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL
96 Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO
97 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
98 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA
99 University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE
100 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
101 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
102 University of California-Merced Merced, CA
103 College of Charleston Charleston, SC
104 University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan, PR
105 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
106 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY
107 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
108 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
109 University of North Texas Denton, TX
110 University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
111 Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL
112 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK
113 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
114 University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
115 Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY
116 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
117 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
118 University of New England Biddeford, ME
119 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC
120 Mercer University Macon, GA
121 Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH
122 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
123 St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL
124 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ
125 Weber State University Ogden, UT
126 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
127 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
128 University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI
129 Boise State University Boise, ID
130 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
131 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
132 New York University New York, NY
133 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
134 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
135 Touro University California Vallejo, CA
136 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
137 American University Washington, DC
138 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
139 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
140 Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
141 California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA
142 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
143 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
144 Towson University Towson, MD
145 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
146 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
147 Georgetown University Washington, DC
148 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
149 Saint Joseph’s University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
150 CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY
151 New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM
152 American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZ
153 St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN
154 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
155 California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA
156 Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC
157 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
158 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
159 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
160 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
161 Dine College Tsaile, AZ
162 Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL
163 Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA
164 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
165 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK
166 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI
167 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
168 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
169 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
170 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
171 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
172 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
173 Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah, FL
174 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN
175 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
176 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY
177 University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX
178 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
179 Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA
180 Northeastern University Boston, MA
181 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
182 Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO
183 Montana Technological University Butte, MT
184 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
185 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
186 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA
187 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT
188 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
189 Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH
190 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
191 University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ
192 The University of Montana Missoula, MT
193 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
194 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI
195 California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA
196 Duke University Durham, NC
197 Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS
198 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
199 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK
200 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY

Public Health by Region

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Region
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Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Plains States
Southeast
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
Far Western US

More Public Health Rankings

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular Public Health Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 25,004
Public Health Education & Promotion 3,785
Other Public Health 2,803
Health Services Administration 2,629
Community Health & Preventive Medicine 2,571
International Public Health 1,500
Environmental Health 1,269
Behavioral Aspects of Health 623
Occupational Health 313
Medical Physics 288
Maternal & Child Health 180
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 121
Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 311,372
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 99,987
Allied Health Professions 90,379
Health/Medical Admin Services 90,166
Allied Health Services 80,693

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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