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2023 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

26 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 New England 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

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Full Public Health at Brown University Report

#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Full Public Health at Tufts University Report

#3

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Full Public Health at Simmons University Report

#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Public Health at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

#6

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, NH

Colby - Sawyer College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree public health programs. Located in the rural area of New London, Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Health at Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Public Health majors at UMass Amherst take out an average of $23,809 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

With a ranking of #9, Rivier University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Vermont

Best Public Health Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,567
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Vermont 72
Rhode Island 172

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
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

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.

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

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