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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 2,959 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in New York 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 New York.

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in New York for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 14 students majoring in public health at The Graduate Center, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at The Graduate Center, CUNY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in public health at University at Buffalo, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Public Health at University at Buffalo Report

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 33% of the public health majors at the school.

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#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public health programs. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.

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#7

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

Full Public Health at Hunter College Report

#7

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Read full report on Public Health at D’Youville 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
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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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