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2024 Best Epidemiology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
622 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
A degree in epidemiology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #280 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of epidemiology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 622 degrees in epidemiology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Epidemiology School

Best Epidemiology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. For our Best Overall Epidemiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

The epidemiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Epidemiology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Epidemiology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the epidemiology degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Epidemiology

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

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in epidemiology. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large 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 roughly 225 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

2
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in epidemiology. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of Pennsylvania

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
82 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

Johns Hopkins University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in epidemiology. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 82 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
77 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in epidemiology has to look into George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 77 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MD
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of Maryland - College Park

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC

Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Georgetown University

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
40 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 7th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 40 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
33 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 33 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Drexel University

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester. This university ranks 8th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 10 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of Rochester

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 20 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Temple University

Best Epidemiology Colleges by State

Explore the best epidemiology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 244
Pennsylvania 978 121
Maryland 618 75
District of Columbia 441 83
Delaware 345 0

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