2023 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 40,596 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 71 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Albany, Albany College of Pharmacy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.
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Out of the 71 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
Public Health majors at UMCP take out an average of $21,209 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $323.
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Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $23,829 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $333.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.
The average amount in student loans that public health majors at SRU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,937. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $273, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Public Health majors at NYU take out an average of $18,229 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $629.
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University of Rochester ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Here are some additional great schools for Public Health students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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11 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
12 | Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ |
13 | Alvernia University | Reading, PA |
14 | American University | Washington, DC |
Best Public Health Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,959 |
Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
Maryland | 1,786 |
New Jersey | 942 |
District of Columbia | 833 |
Delaware | 204 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Public Health | 22,778 |
Public Health Education and Promotion | 4,563 |
Other Public Health | 3,432 |
Health Services Administration | 3,119 |
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2,272 |
International Public Health/International Health | 1,599 |
Environmental Health | 1,344 |
Behavioral Aspects of Health | 814 |
Health/Medical Physics | 258 |
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 211 |
Maternal and Child Health | 163 |
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 43 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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