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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Widener University

Chester, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Widener University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Pennsylvania. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

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#3

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of the Sciences is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 3 students majoring in public health at Temple, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Public Health at Drexel University

Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 6 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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