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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

16 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.

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.

The Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in the New England Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst 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 large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in public health at UVM, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Of the 8 students majoring in public health at UNH, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 7 students majoring in public health at MCPHS University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the New England Region . Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Of the 7 students majoring in public health at Tufts, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

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

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With a ranking of #9, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Saint Joseph's Maine, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Quinnipiac, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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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 16 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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