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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.

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#3

Widener University

Chester, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Columbia University in the City of New York

#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 30% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Morgan State University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park 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 College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in public health at UMCP, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in public health at Rutgers New Brunswick, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Public Health at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh 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 #7 on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

About 57% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Public Health at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

George Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at George Washington University Report

#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 6 students majoring in public health at NYU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

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 20 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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