2025 Best Health Communication Schools
19
Colleges in the United States
424
Health Communication Degrees Awarded
Health Communication is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #674 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 19 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for health communication students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 424 degrees in health communication to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Health Communication School
The health communication program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Health Communication rankings. We derive our Best Overall Health Communication 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.
Health Communication 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 Health Communication Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Health Communication 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 health communication degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Health Communication
George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in health communication. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 9 health communication students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in health communication from George Washington University
It is difficult to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a degree in health communication. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very 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 20 health communication students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in health communication from Boston University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
43
Health Communication Degrees Awarded
Northwestern University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in health communication. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 43 health communication students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in health communication from Northwestern University
Rowan University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in health communication. Rowan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Glassboro. This university ranks 13th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.More information about a degree in health communication from Rowan University
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 8 health communication students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in health communication from Michigan State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 health communication students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in health communication from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In IL
DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were about 4 health communication students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in health communication from DePaul University
UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 14 health communication students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in health communication from University of Houston
Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 health communication students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in health communication from Ohio University - Athens Campus
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
41
Health Communication Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 41 health communication students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in health communication from San Diego State University
