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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

21 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York Medical College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, public health graduates from New York Medical College carry an average student debtload of $22,745.

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#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at Johns Hopkins accumulate an average of around $17,315 in student debt.

Full Public Health at Johns Hopkins University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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With a ranking of #7, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $30,169 in student debt.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools 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 21 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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