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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.

Public Health majors at Johns Hopkins take out an average of $17,315 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 275 students majoring in public health at Columbia, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the public health majors at the school.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 60 students majoring in public health at Drexel, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

About 74% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 26% are male.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, public health graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick carry an average student debt load of $30,169.

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#6

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

Of the 35 students majoring in public health at New York Medical College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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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The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in public health at The Graduate Center, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $23,894 in student debt.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 24% are male.

Full Public Health at New York University Report

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in public health at SUNY Downstate, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,647
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 31 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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