2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.
On average, public health graduates from Johns Hopkins take out $17,315 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 85% of the public health majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 6% are male.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 47% of the public health majors at the school.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
Of the 42 students majoring in public health at Rutgers New Brunswick, 26% are male and 74% are female.
While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $30,169 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #6, New York Medical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.
Women make up 77% of the public health majors at the school.
Public Health majors at New York Medical College take out an average of $22,745 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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With a ranking of #6, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 63% of the public health majors at the school.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt 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.
Public Health majors at Pitt take out an average of $23,894 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in public health at NYU, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.
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| 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 31 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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