2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 123 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 28% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the United States. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Health at Georgia Southern University
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the United States. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.
Full Public Health at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Of the 25 students majoring in public health at USF Tampa, 36% are male and 64% are female.
Full Public Health at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 84% of the public health majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in public health at UW Seattle, 25% are male and 75% are female.
University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 28% are male.
Harvard University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Women make up 61% of the public health majors at the school.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 29% are male.
With a ranking of #11, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Read full report on Public Health at University of California - Los Angeles
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
About 65% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 35% are male.
Full Public Health at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 75% of the public health majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Health at University of South Carolina - Columbia
American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 56% of the public health majors at the school.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 15 students majoring in public health at U-M, 33% are male and 67% are female.
University of Georgia came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Health at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Georgia State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 14 students majoring in public health at Georgia State, 7% are male and 93% are female.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Public Health students that almost earned our Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Florida International University | Miami, FL |
| 20 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 20 | Widener University | Chester, PA |
| 24 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
Public Health by Region
View the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 34 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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