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Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the New England Region

11 Colleges
$51,898 Avg Salary
$25,739 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which online 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

On average, public health graduates from SNHU take out $33,439 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Simmons accumulate an average of around $26,545 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst 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 large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $165, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from Tufts carry an average student debtload of $15,250.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Public Health majors at MCPHS University take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

Public Health majors at USJ take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health 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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Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Franklin Pierce University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online public health colleges 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

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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 11 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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