2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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.
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.
The Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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.
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2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the New England Region . Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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New England Institute of Technology 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. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.
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Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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With a ranking of #9, Simmons University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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With a ranking of #10, Sacred Heart University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,567 |
| Connecticut | 366 |
| New Hampshire | 553 |
| Maine | 171 |
| Rhode Island | 172 |
| Vermont | 72 |
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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.
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 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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