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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

15 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 15% are male.

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

#2

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Of the 63 students majoring in public health at UAlbany, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#3

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York Medical College is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 23% are male.

Public Health majors at New York Medical College take out an average of $22,745 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

About 63% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New York. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.

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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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

Full Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Report

#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#8

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Of the 8 students majoring in public health at D'Youville College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Public Health at Hofstra University Report

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 15 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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