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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region

62 Colleges
$51,898 Avg Salary
$25,739 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 62 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $165, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for public health students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

On average, public health graduates from SNHU take out $33,439 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Public Health at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at Harvard University Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

On average, public health graduates from Brown take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

On average, public health graduates from Tufts take out $15,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Public Health at Tufts University

University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, public health graduates from UMass Lowell take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $177, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.

Read full report on Public Health at University of New England

#10

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Public Health students in the New England Region that almost earned our Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA
12 Yale University New Haven, CT

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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