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

13 Colleges
$46,377 Avg Salary
$26,756 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 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. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online programs were the most popular 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 .

#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. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Public Health majors at Monroe College take out an average of $31,743 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $123, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Public Health at Monroe College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Online. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orchard Park.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Bryant & Stratton College - Online accumulate an average of around $32,285 in student debt.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Drexel take out is $27,000.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Medical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Public Health majors at New York Medical College take out an average of $19,596 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Public Health at New York Medical College

#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at NYU take out is $21,965. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $629.

Full Public Health at New York University Report

#7

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

With a ranking of #7, Alvernia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Public Health at Alvernia University Report

George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, public health graduates from GWU take out $23,822 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Public Health at George Washington University Report

#9

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

Read full report on Public Health at Excelsior College

University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Maryland - Baltimore

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 13 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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