2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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The Most Popular Public Health Doctor's 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 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Of the 39 students majoring in public health at Johns Hopkins, 21% are male and 79% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 14% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.
Out of the 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Of the 10 students majoring in public health at Morgan State, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Women make up 60% of the public health majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 10 students majoring in public health at Columbia, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Read full report on Public Health at Columbia University in the City of New York
George Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
About 57% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 43% are male.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick 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 #7 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in public health at Pitt, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.
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 |
Public Health Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 20 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).
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