2023 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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
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 midsize city of Providence.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great place for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-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.
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Colby - Sawyer College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of New London, Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Johnson & Wales University - Providence 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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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 very 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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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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With a ranking of #10, University of Vermont 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 Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 1,567 |
Connecticut | 366 |
New Hampshire | 553 |
Maine | 171 |
Vermont | 72 |
Rhode Island | 172 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.
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