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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Delaware

3 Colleges
$30,641 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in Delaware. With 204 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Schools in Delaware to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Delaware to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Delaware

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Colleges.

Top Delaware Schools in Public Health

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Delaware. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from UD carry an average student debtload of $25,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $479, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in Delaware list. Del State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Dover.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Del State accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Full Public Health at Delaware State University Report

#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Out of the 3 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

Full Public Health at Wilmington University Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,959
Pennsylvania 1,486
Maryland 1,786
New Jersey 942
District of Columbia 833

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

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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