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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 366 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Our analysis found University of Saint Joseph to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Health at Quinnipiac University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Connecticut

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Connecticut. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,567
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Vermont 72
Rhode Island 172

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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