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2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 172 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Master's in Public Health

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in Rhode Island for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Rhode Island

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
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Vermont 72

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 3 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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