2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 61% of the public health majors at the school.
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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in public health at Yale, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 40% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.
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University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
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Brown University 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. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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With a ranking of #10, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,567 |
| Connecticut | 366 |
| New Hampshire | 553 |
| Maine | 171 |
| Vermont | 72 |
| Rhode Island | 172 |
Public Health Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 10 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).
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