2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
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 college with a fairly large student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 15% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.
Of the 63 students majoring in public health at UAlbany, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Medical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. The Graduate Center is a moderately-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. NYU is a fairly 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 city of Brooklyn.
About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.
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University at Buffalo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very 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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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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University of Rochester ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school 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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Hofstra University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 33% are male.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
Maryland | 1,786 |
New Jersey | 942 |
District of Columbia | 833 |
Delaware | 204 |
Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.