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Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Massachusetts Amherst the most popular school in Massachusetts for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

About 71% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 5 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 large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 57% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Public Health at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Report

Out of the 5 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 school with a large student population.

Full Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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 5 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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