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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the New England Region

11 Colleges
$51,898 Avg Salary
$25,739 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the New England Region for public health students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at SNHU take out is $33,439.

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA

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

Public Health majors at Simmons take out an average of $26,545 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Public Health majors at UMass Amherst take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great place for public health students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Tufts accumulate an average of around $15,250 in student debt.

Full Public Health at Tufts University Report

#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

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

Full Public Health at University of Saint Joseph Report

With a ranking of #8, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Full Public Health at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Report

Franklin Pierce University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,567
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Vermont 72
Rhode Island 172

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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 11 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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