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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 848 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 47% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Drexel University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Pitt take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $23,894.

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#3

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 71% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Health at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

#5

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salus University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at Salus University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

Full Public Health at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,647
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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