2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You
With 2,959 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #24 most popular major in New York.
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The Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in New York 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular New York Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health
Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college 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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Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 10 students majoring in public health at Columbia, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
About 60% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 40% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in public health at SUNY Downstate, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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University at Albany ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 2 students majoring in public health at UAlbany, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, D’Youville College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
| 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 8 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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