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2023 Most Popular Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools

33 Colleges
$18,354 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Public Health is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 40,596 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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.

Check out the public health undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Bryant & Stratton College - Online the most popular school in the United States for public health students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Health at Bryant & Stratton College - Online Report

Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Marshall Islands landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Majuro, College of the Marshall Islands is a public college with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Public Health at College of the Marshall Islands Report

#3

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacramento City College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Sacramento City is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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#4

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Erie Community College is a great place for public health students working on their undergraduate certificate. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

Full Public Health at Erie Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Florida State College is a great place for public health students working on their undergraduate certificate. EFSC is a large public school located in the suburb of Cocoa.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the United States. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Hudson Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. HVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Troy.

Full Public Health at Hudson Valley Community College Report

Metropolitan Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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With a ranking of #9, Bryant & Stratton College - Albany did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Albany, Bryant & Stratton College - Albany is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Bryant & Stratton College - Albany

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 33 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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