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2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree School for You

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 Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the most popular school in Pennsylvania for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 78% of the public health majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at HACC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,765.

Full Public Health at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Montgomery County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Pennsylvania. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

Women make up 78% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Montgomery County Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northampton County Area Community College is a great place for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in public health at Northampton Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Northampton County Area Community College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a great place for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Mansfield, Mansfield University is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

#5

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harcum College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Harcum College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Bucks County Community College

Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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