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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 47% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 53% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Drexel University

Out of the 8 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 school with a very large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in public health at Pitt, 21% are male and 79% are female.

On average, public health graduates from Pitt take out $23,894 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#3

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 17 students majoring in public health at Thomas Jefferson University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Public Health at Thomas Jefferson University Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

Read full report on Public Health at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#5

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Salus University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at Salus 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
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 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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