2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
Public Health is the #16 most popular major in the country with 19,473 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 401 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Public Health
Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Health at George Washington University
Out of the 401 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 74% of the public health majors at the school.
Out of the 401 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 431 students majoring in public health at Emory, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Out of the 401 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Women make up 63% of the public health majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the United States. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.
With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 326 students majoring in public health at Liberty University, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Benedictine University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 78% of the public health majors at the school.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Women make up 84% of the public health majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of California - Berkeley ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
About 73% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 27% are male.
With a ranking of #10, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Of the 224 students majoring in public health at USF Tampa, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Read full report on Public Health at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 83% of the public health majors at the school.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 219 students majoring in public health at UAB, 27% are male and 73% are female.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 71% of the public health majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Health at The Graduate Center, CUNY
University of Southern California ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.
University of Arizona ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 77% of the public health majors at the school.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 189 students majoring in public health at Rutgers New Brunswick, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Full Public Health at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.
With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
About 76% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 24% are male.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.
National University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 26% are male.
Purdue University Global ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
About 76% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 24% are male.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 152 students majoring in public health at UIC, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Full Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
Rest of the Top Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 401 different United States public health schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 51 | Brown University | Providence, RI |
| 53 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 54 | University of Nevada - Reno | Reno, NV |
| 55 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO |
| 56 | University at Albany | Albany, NY |
| 57 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston, MA |
| 57 | Everglades University | Boca Raton, FL |
| 57 | Yale University | New Haven, CT |
| 57 | Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH |
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools award.
Public Health by Region
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Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Public Health
| 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 25 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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