2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in New York to see which master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New York
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
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 master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 207 students majoring in public health at The Graduate Center, 29% are male and 71% are female.
Out of the 36 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 70% of the public health majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 60 students majoring in public health at SUNY Downstate, 38% are male and 62% are female.
Out of the 36 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 4 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
About 62% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 38% are male.
Monroe College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.
Hofstra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.
Women make up 63% of the public health majors at the school.
Stony Brook University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 69% of the public health majors at the school.
Cornell University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 13% are male.
With a ranking of #10, Lehman College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in public health at Lehman, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
| 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 25 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).
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