Public Health is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Health Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 211 degrees in public health during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Public Health School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Public Health Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.
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To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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The online MPH degree at SNHU gives you a solid grounding in the scientific basis of public health, preparing you to effect change for entire populations.
Focus on improving the health of individuals based on their lifestyle needs with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public health degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a degree in public health. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 170 public health students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public health program report average early career earnings of $50,977.
University of Rhode Island is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public health. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #320 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 public health students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat New England Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in public health. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich. This school ranks 5th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 4 public health students who graduated with this degree at New England Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in public health. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. This university ranks 6th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 6 public health students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent data year.
Become a force for the public good by exploring current trends in health and health policy from a national and global perspective with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Be a driving force for change in the world when you earn your online Master of Public Health with a concentration in Global Health at Southern New Hampshire University.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Public Health School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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