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2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

29 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Associate 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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The Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

Check out the public health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found Borough of Manhattan Community College to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in public health at BMCC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, public health majors at BMCC accumulate an average of around $12,864 in student debt.

Full Public Health at Borough of Manhattan Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Online helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Public Health majors at Bryant & Stratton College - Online take out an average of $30,587 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Public Health at Bryant & Stratton College - Online

The in-demand associate degree programs at Bronx Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . BCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bronx.

Of the 32 students majoring in public health at BCC, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Public Health at Bronx Community College Report

#4

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

The in-demand associate degree programs at Montgomery College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in public health at HACC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

On average, public health graduates from HACC take out $20,765 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Public Health at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

Middlesex County College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Edison.

Of the 14 students majoring in public health at Middlesex County College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#7

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

LaGuardia Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at LaGuardia Community College

Queensborough Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. QCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bayside.

Of the 12 students majoring in public health at QCC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Public Health at Queensborough Community College Report

Brookdale Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in public health at Brookdale Community College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#10

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

Full Public Health at Cecil College Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 25 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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