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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Monroe College the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

About 90% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 10% are male.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Monroe College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,348. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $123, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

About 84% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 16% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of Orchard Park.

Of the 36 students majoring in public health at Bryant & Stratton College - Online, 3% are male and 97% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Online carry an average student debtload of $46,055.

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#4

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alvernia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in public health at Alvernia, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#5

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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Explore the most popular online public health colleges 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

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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 5 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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