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

9 Colleges
$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.

The Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in the New England Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Full Public Health at Northeastern University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at University of Connecticut Report

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 9 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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