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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region

41 Colleges
$51,898 Avg Salary
$25,739 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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 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 41 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #8 on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #9, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #10 on the list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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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 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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