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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 47% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Drexel University Report

#2

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at New York Medical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

Women make up 77% of the public health majors at the school.

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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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in public health at NYU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Public Health at New York University Report

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at George Washington University

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

About 86% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#6

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Salus University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Salus University

Explore the most popular online public health schools 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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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 6 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.

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