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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region

62 Colleges
$51,898 Avg Salary
$25,739 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the New England Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular school in the New England Region for public health students. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Public Health majors at UMass Amherst take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at SNHU take out is $33,439.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Brown take out is $15,000.

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University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Tufts take out is $15,250.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UMass Lowell take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $177.

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#9

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford.

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#10

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Public Health students in the New England Region that almost earned our Most Popular Public Health Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA
12 Yale University New Haven, CT

Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,567
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Vermont 72
Rhode Island 172

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

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.

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