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2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

18 Colleges
$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of the Sciences to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,959
Pennsylvania 1,486
Maryland 1,786
New Jersey 942
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

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 18 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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