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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned a degree or certificate in public health, making the major the #25 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the most popular online school in the United States for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in public health at Drexel, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Drexel University

Out of the 57 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 76% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 24% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Missouri - Columbia

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Public Health at Liberty University Report

#5

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at New York Medical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in public health at New York Medical College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Public Health majors at New York Medical College take out an average of $22,745 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 3% are male.

Full Public Health at Capella University Report

#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 76% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 24% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at New York University

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in public health at UOHSC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public health programs. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.

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#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at ECU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

Full Public Health at East Carolina University Report

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Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 28 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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