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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,647 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in New York for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

Full Public Health at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in public health at NYU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Public Health at New York University Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 60% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University at Buffalo

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at University at Albany

#7

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at Hunter College Report

#7

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 848
Maryland 1,113
New Jersey 281
District of Columbia 617
Delaware 29

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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