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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,567 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Harvard University

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Boston University

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 40% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Northeastern University

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Rhode Island 172
Vermont 72

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 7 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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