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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges
$43,147 Avg Salary
$26,160 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 1,486 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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

#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 degree in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

Full Public Health at Drexel University Report

#2

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alvernia University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania list. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Reading.

Full Public Health at Alvernia University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from East Stroudsburg University carry an average student debtload of $26,769.

Full Public Health at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salus University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bucks County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,959
Maryland 1,786
New Jersey 942
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

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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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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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