2025 Best Epidemiology Schools
41
Colleges in the United States
2,601
Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
Epidemiology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #280 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 41 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for epidemiology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,601 degrees in epidemiology to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Epidemiology School
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. We derive our Best Overall Epidemiology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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
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 Epidemiology Schools list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Epidemiology in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the epidemiology degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Epidemiology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In PA
33
Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in epidemiology needs to check out University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 33 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
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
231
Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue 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 #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 231 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in epidemiology from Columbia University in the City of New York
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
59
Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in epidemiology. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 59 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
90
Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue 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 #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were about 90 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
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
183
Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 183 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in epidemiology from Boston University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 4 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of Southern California
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NC
Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were about 4 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in epidemiology from Duke University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CT
59
Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were about 59 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in epidemiology from Yale University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
100
Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 100 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DC
77
Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
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 #25 out of 2,152 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 data year.
More information about a degree in epidemiology from George Washington University
