2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 116 students majoring in public health at St. Joe's, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Out of the 24 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.
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Out of the 24 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
Of the 70 students majoring in public health at WCUPA, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in public health at UPenn, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Out of the 24 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the # 5 spot on the list. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.
About 57% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Drexel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.
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Widener University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.
Women make up 92% of the public health majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.
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Arcadia University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Temple University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,959 |
Maryland | 1,786 |
New Jersey | 942 |
District of Columbia | 833 |
Delaware | 204 |
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 |
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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 24 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.