2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Public Health Master'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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 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 Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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 Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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The College of New Jersey came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.
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Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Arcadia University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the large suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 12 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 13 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
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 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 25 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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