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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Health is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 40,596 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 123 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the United States. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 74 students majoring in public health at Capella University, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Public Health at Capella University Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 39 students majoring in public health at Johns Hopkins, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the United States. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

About 64% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 36% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the United States. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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

Read full report on Public Health at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

About 84% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 16% are male.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 75% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 18 students majoring in public health at University of Arizona, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #9, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 39% are male.

Full Public Health at Harvard University Report

University of California - Los Angeles came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at University of California - Los Angeles Report

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in public health at UNM, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#11

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 17 students majoring in public health at Tulane, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

About 56% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 44% are male.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 75% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Public Health at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#17

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 93% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgia State University

#17

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

With a ranking of #17, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#17

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #17, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Of the 14 students majoring in public health at UGA, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Georgia Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
20 Florida International University Miami, FL
20 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
20 Widener University Chester, PA
24 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN

Public Health by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 34 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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