2024 Best Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
108Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
8,836Public Health Degrees Awarded
$46,823Avg Early-Career Salary
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 108 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for public health students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 8,836 degrees in public health to qualified students.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Public Health 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 public health degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
16 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Public Health
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public health. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 574 public health students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Public Health degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York receive an earnings boost of around $21,536 over the typical earnings of public health graduates.
Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in public health. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were about 1324 public health students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Public Health degree recipients from Johns Hopkins University earn a boost of approximately $12,899 above the typical income of public health graduates.
George Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public health. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 573 public health students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the public health program at George Washington University make $25,600 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
It's hard to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a degree in public health. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 601 public health students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Those public health students who get their degree from University of Maryland - College Park earn $3,783 more than the average public health graduate.
Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. This university ranks 3rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 668 public health students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Public Health degree recipients from Rutgers University - New Brunswick earn a boost of around $3,001 above the typical earnings of public health graduates.
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 69 public health students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Public Health degree recipients from University of Pennsylvania earn a boost of around $9,405 above the typical income of public health majors.
LECOM is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Erie.
There were roughly 52 public health students who graduated with this degree at LECOM in the most recent data year. Public Health degree recipients from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine receive an earnings boost of approximately $68,000 over the typical earnings of public health graduates.
Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 73 public health students who graduated with this degree at NYU 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 $46,273.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 139 public health students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year. Public Health degree recipients from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus receive an earnings boost of about $6,678 over the average income of public health majors.
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 195 public health students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the public health program state that they receive average early career income of $45,646.
Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 54 public health students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the public health major at Georgetown University get $8,162 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 14th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 351 public health students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year. Public Health degree recipients from The Graduate Center, CUNY earn a boost of around $12,634 over the typical income of public health majors.
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 127 public health students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available. Those public health students who get their degree from Thomas Jefferson University make $2,303 more than the standard public health student.
Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
There were roughly 23 public health students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent year we have data available. Public Health degree recipients from University of Maryland - Baltimore receive an earnings boost of about $30,882 over the average earnings of public health majors.
Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 72 public health students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 39 public health students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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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