2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 90% of the public health majors at the school.
For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $258.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 120 students majoring in public health at SRU, 18% are male and 82% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from SRU carry an average student debt load of $25,937. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $273.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
Of the 66 students majoring in public health at WCUPA, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 35 students majoring in public health at East Stroudsburg University, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Public Health majors at East Stroudsburg University take out an average of $29,019 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Out of the 29 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in public health at Lehigh, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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Franklin and Marshall College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public health programs. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Franklin and Marshall is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in public health at Franklin and Marshall, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 71% of the public health majors at the school.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Drexel accumulate an average of around $24,692 in student debt.
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Alvernia University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Reading.
About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Allegheny College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the distant town of Meadville, Allegheny is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.
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Moravian College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Moravian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in public health at Moravian, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,959 |
Maryland | 1,786 |
New Jersey | 942 |
District of Columbia | 833 |
Delaware | 204 |
Public Health Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 26 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.