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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

12 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

With 2,959 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #24 most popular major in New York.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York Medical College the best school in New York for public health students working on their graduate certificate. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

On average, public health graduates from New York Medical College take out $22,745 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in New York. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Rochester helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in New York. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University at Albany

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #8, University at Albany did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

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

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#10

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #10, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,486
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 12 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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