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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in public health at Drexel, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#2

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at New York Medical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in public health at New York Medical College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, public health graduates from New York Medical College carry an average student debtload of $22,745.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 76% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in public health at GWU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.

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#6

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

With a ranking of #6, Salus University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their online graduate certificate. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.

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Explore the most popular online public health schools 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 6 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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