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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

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.

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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region 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.

Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 39% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Harvard University

#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Yale University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Boston University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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

Full Public Health at Northeastern University Report

University of Connecticut 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in public health at UCONN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Connecticut Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University 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. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

Full Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University 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 #10 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Read full report on Public Health at Tufts University

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools 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

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 10 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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