2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You
Public Health is the #25 most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of the Sciences the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
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With a ranking of #6, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Widener University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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George Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
New York | 2,959 |
Maryland | 1,786 |
New Jersey | 942 |
District of Columbia | 833 |
Delaware | 204 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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