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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Health is the #25 most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the New England Region . USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

With a ranking of #6, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

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#8

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

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University of Connecticut ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,567
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Rhode Island 172
Vermont 72

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 14 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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