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2024 Best Epidemiology Schools

58 Colleges in the United States
2,601 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
Epidemiology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #280 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 58 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Epidemiology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,601 degrees in epidemiology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Epidemiology School

Best Epidemiology Schools The epidemiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Epidemiology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Epidemiology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Epidemiology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Epidemiology
Master's Degrees in Epidemiology
Doctor's Degrees in Epidemiology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Epidemiology Schools list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Epidemiology in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the epidemiology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Epidemiology

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
131 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Harvard University if you wish to pursue a degree in epidemiology. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 131 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Harvard University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
231 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in epidemiology. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 231 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Columbia University in the City of New York

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
33 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in epidemiology needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of Pennsylvania

4
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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
59 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in epidemiology has to take a look at Yale University. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were about 59 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Yale University

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
170 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were about 170 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

6
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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI

Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Brown University

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Stanford University

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Vanderbilt University

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 28 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
183 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 183 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Boston University

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Epidemiology students that almost earned our Best Epidemiology Schools award.

RankCollegeLocation
10Brigham Young University - ProvoProvo, UT
11University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
12Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA
13Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
14University of California - DavisDavis, CA

Epidemiology by Region

View the Best Epidemiology Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Majors Similar to Epidemiology

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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Evolutionary Biology772
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Conservation Biology349
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology284
Evolutionary Biology211
Aquatic Biology/Limnology122
Epidemiology and Biostatistics48
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