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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in the New England Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 117 students majoring in public health at UCONN, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in public health at UMass Amherst, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the public health majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Women make up 71% of the public health majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the New England Region . MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 57% of the public health majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in public health at UMass Lowell, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

Of the 5 students majoring in public health at USJ, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#9

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac 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. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,567
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.

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 16 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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