2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Maternal and Child Health

Maternal and Child Health is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #384 out of the 815 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for maternal and child health students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in maternal and child health during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Maternal and Child Health School for Your Doctor's Degree

The maternal and child health doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Maternal and Child Health ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality maternal and child health program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 maternal and child health.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Maternal and Child Health in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in maternal and child health.

Most Well Attended Schools for Maternal and Child Health Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NC

#1 Best Quality In NC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in maternal and child health. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in maternal and child health in North Carolina.

There were approximately 5 maternal and child health students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in maternal and child health from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

Johns Hopkins University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in maternal and child health. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in maternal and child health in Maryland.

There were roughly 3 maternal and child health students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MD

#2 Best Quality In MD

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in maternal and child health. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in maternal and child health in Maryland.

There were about 2 maternal and child health students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in maternal and child health from University of Maryland - College Park

4

Boston University
Boston, MA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in maternal and child health. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in maternal and child health in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 1 maternal and child health students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Maternal and Child Health by Region

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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
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Rankings in Majors Related to Maternal and Child Health

Maternal and Child Health is one of 11 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Maternal and Child Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	565
Other Public Health	117
Environmental Health	107
Public Health Education and Promotion	72
Health/Medical Physics	49
Behavioral Aspects of Health	38
Health Services Administration	31
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	22
International Public Health/International Health	18
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	6

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 Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.