2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the New England Region

Epidemiology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #107 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 387 master's degrees in epidemiology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Epidemiology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in epidemiology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the New England Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for epidemiology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Epidemiology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for epidemiology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Epidemiology in the New England Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in epidemiology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Epidemiology Students Working on Their Master's

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

185 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in epidemiology. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 185 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from Boston University

2

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

102 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Harvard University if you want to pursue a master's degree in epidemiology. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 102 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from Harvard University

3

Yale University
New Haven, CT

65 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Yale University if you want to pursue a master's degree in epidemiology. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Connecticut. More information about a master’s in epidemiology from Yale University

4

Tufts University
Medford, MA

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#4 Best Quality In MA

Tufts University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in epidemiology. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Massachusetts.

There were about 20 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from Tufts University

5

Brown University
Providence, RI

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In RI

#1 Best Quality In RI

Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Rhode Island.

There were about 8 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from Brown University

6

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in epidemiology in Massachusetts.

There were about 7 epidemiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in epidemiology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Epidemiology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular epidemiology schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	325
Rhode Island	200	4

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Epidemiology Related Rankings by Major

Epidemiology is one of 11 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Epidemiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Biology	20
Conservation Biology	18
Evolutionary Biology	12
Ecology	7
Evolutionary Biology	3

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.