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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in New York

36 Colleges
$43,844 Avg Salary
$28,359 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,647 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in New York to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for public health students. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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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 Schools in New York list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.

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#7

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

Monroe College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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