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2025 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools

37 Colleges in the United States
2,232 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded
A degree in community health and preventive medicine is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #281 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 37 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for community health and preventive medicine students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,232 degrees in community health and preventive medicine annually.

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Choosing a Great Community Health and Preventive Medicine School

Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools The community health and preventive medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Community Health and Preventive Medicine rankings. For our Best Overall Community Health and Preventive Medicine School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Bachelor's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Master's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Doctor's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the community health and preventive medicine degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Every student who is interested in community health and preventive medicine needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 8 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
111 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in community health and preventive medicine. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 111 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Community Health Education Program Name

Focus on improving the health of individuals based on their lifestyle needs with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
138 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in community health and preventive medicine. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 138 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
71 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in community health and preventive medicine needs to take a look at Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 71 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
251 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were about 251 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
156 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 156 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
32.0% Growth in Graduates

Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
174 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 174 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in community health and preventive medicine from George Mason University

Community Health and Preventive Medicine by Region

View the Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Community Health and Preventive Medicine is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 24,667
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,139
Other Public Health 3,136
Health Services Administration 3,074
International Public Health/International Health 1,561
Environmental Health 1,332
Behavioral Aspects of Health 763
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 258
Health/Medical Physics 238
Maternal and Child Health 179

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