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2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

18 Colleges
$76,078 Avg Salary

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

#1

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of the Sciences to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 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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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

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 large 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 city of New Brunswick.

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#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#7

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,486
New York 2,959
Maryland 1,786
New Jersey 942
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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