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

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Finding the Best Public Health Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 69 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 69 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

Read full report on Public Health at The College of New Jersey

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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#9

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. 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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#10

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

Arcadia University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Public Health students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 George Washington University Washington, DC
12 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
13 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD

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 25 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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