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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in New York to see which master'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.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

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 master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.

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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 71% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at The Graduate Center, CUNY

#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New York. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

About 70% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 30% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 62% of the public health majors at the school.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in public health at University at Buffalo, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University at Buffalo

#6

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

Monroe College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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

Full Public Health at Monroe College Report

#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree 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 63% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Of the 32 students majoring in public health at Cornell, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

About 69% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 31% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Stony Brook University

#10

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

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

Read full report on Public Health at Lehman College

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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 25 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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