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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

57 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Public Health is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 40,596 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the most popular online school in the United States for public health students working on their graduate certificate. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

Of the 215 students majoring in public health at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 47% of the public health majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in public health at Mizzou, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 39 students majoring in public health at Liberty University, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#5

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

Out of the 57 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Medical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

Women make up 77% of the public health majors at the school.

Public Health majors at New York Medical College take out an average of $22,745 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 32 students majoring in public health at Capella University, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in public health at NYU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public health programs. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

Women make up 54% of the public health majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.

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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #10, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.

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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 28 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.

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