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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

15 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York 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.

Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a fairly 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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#2

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 6% are male.

Full Public Health at University at Albany Report

#3

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York Medical College is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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.

Full Public Health at New York Medical College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place 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 medium-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the public health majors at the school.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school 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 #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo 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 #7 on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.

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#8

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 63% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at D’Youville College

#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

Women make up 60% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of Rochester Report

#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #10, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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

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Best 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

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 15 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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