2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.
The Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region
Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 61% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
About 88% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 13% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 57% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.
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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
About 71% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 29% are male.
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University of Saint Joseph ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.
Women make up 80% of the public health majors at the school.
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Quinnipiac University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.
About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.
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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 16 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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