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2023 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Public Health Basic Certificate School for You

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 Public Health Basic Certificate 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 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate 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.

Check out the public health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 25 students majoring in public health at Pitt, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 6% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYIT is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Old Westbury.

Of the 14 students majoring in public health at NYIT, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in public health at Rowan, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate public health programs. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate public health programs. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,959
Pennsylvania 1,486
Maryland 1,786
New Jersey 942
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

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 8 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.

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