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2023 Best Public Health Schools in the New England Region

47 Colleges
$51,898 Avg Salary
$25,739 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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 Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Public Health Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for public health students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for public health students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Public Health majors at Brown take out an average of $15,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Public Health at Brown University Report

#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dartmouth College is a great place for public health students. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Yale University

#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Tufts accumulate an average of around $15,250 in student debt.

Full Public Health at Tufts University Report

#6

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Health at Fairfield University Report

New England Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

Full Public Health at New England Institute of Technology Report

#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #8, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Public Health majors at Simmons take out an average of $26,545 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #10 on the list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

On average, public health graduates from MCPHS University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Public Health at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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

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 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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