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2023 Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Public Health Basic Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top New England Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Public Health

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northern Essex Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Basic Certificate 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.

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#4

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quincy College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Quincy, Quincy College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Quinsigamond Community College is a great place for public health students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Holyoke Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their basic certificate. Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Holyoke.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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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 6 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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