2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England 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 Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
Out of the 32 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 32 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
New England Institute of Technology 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 #6 on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.
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Boston 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Simmons University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Sacred Heart University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,567 |
| Connecticut | 366 |
| New Hampshire | 553 |
| Maine | 171 |
| Vermont | 72 |
| Rhode Island | 172 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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