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2024 Best General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania

11 Colleges in Pennsylvania
688 General Public Health Degrees Awarded
General Public Health is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 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.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 688 degrees in general public health during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Public Health School

Best General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of general public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general public health schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Public Health Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in General Public Health
Bachelor's Degrees in General Public Health
Master's Degrees in General Public Health
Doctor's Degrees in General Public Health

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 General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Public Health in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of general public health degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in General Public Health

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In PA

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general public health. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Erie.

There were approximately 8 general public health students who graduated with this degree at LECOM in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
102 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general public health needs to check out Thomas Jefferson University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 102 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
88 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general public health has to look into Drexel University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 88 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA
36 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a great option for students interested in a degree in general public health. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 36 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
101 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

WCUPA is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of West Chester. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WCUPA is a great university overall.

There were about 101 general public health students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Glenside. A Best Colleges rank of #339 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Arcadia is a great university overall.

There were about 30 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Arcadia in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from Arcadia University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
101 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

SRU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Slippery Rock. This university ranks 30th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 101 general public health students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 66th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 28 general public health students who graduated with this degree at East Stroudsburg University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA
38 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

La Salle is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means La Salle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 38 general public health students who graduated with this degree at La Salle in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from La Salle University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In PA
19.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 49th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 21 general public health students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Best General Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
New York1,0261,386
Maryland618613
New Jersey614647
District of Columbia441117
Delaware34538

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General Public Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Health Services Administration297
Public Health Education and Promotion233
Other Public Health202
International Public Health/International Health144
Community Health and Preventive Medicine36
Behavioral Aspects of Health27
Environmental Health24
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality22
Maternal and Child Health5
Health/Medical Physics4

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