2025 Best General Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Ranked #48 in popularity, general public health is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 69 doctor's degrees in general public health during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general public health students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general public health students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general public health related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general public health students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Public Health in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general public health.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Public Health

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a great option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general public health. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general public health from Johns Hopkins University

2

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general public health needs to check out The Graduate Center, CUNY. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in general public health from The Graduate Center, CUNY

Best General Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best general public health schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	21
Pennsylvania	311	7
Maryland	190	23
New Jersey	165	7

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General Public Health Related Rankings by Major

General Public Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Health	27
Other Public Health	20
Public Health Education and Promotion	16
Health Services Administration	12
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	8
Maternal and Child Health	6
Behavioral Aspects of Health	5
International Public Health/International Health	2
Health/Medical Physics	1

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.