2025 Best Public Health Schools in Connecticut
5
Colleges in Connecticut
382
Public Health Degrees Awarded
$50,309
Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #26 in popularity,
public health is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for public health students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 382 degrees in public health during the 2021-2022 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Public Health School
The public health program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Health rankings. For our Best Overall Public Health 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.
Public Health 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 Public Health Schools in Connecticut 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 Public Health in Connecticut
The schools below may not offer all types of public health degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Connecticut Schools in Public Health
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In CT
Fairfield University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in public health. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #50 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 public health students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent data year.
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University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public health. UCONN is a very large public university located in the town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 133 public health students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Those public health students who get their degree from University of Connecticut earn $14,740 more than the standard public health grad.
More information about a degree in public health from University of Connecticut
Bachelors
Degree Type
BS in Public Health
Program Name
Make a meaningful impact and improve quality of life with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Southern Connecticut State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in public health. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 63 public health students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the public health program state that they receive average early career earnings of $40,191.
More information about a degree in public health from Southern Connecticut State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In CT
University of Bridgeport is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public health. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Bridgeport. This university ranks 18th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 29 public health students who graduated with this degree at UBridgeport in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in public health from University of Bridgeport
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CT
Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of East Hartford.
There were approximately 19 public health students who graduated with this degree at Goodwin in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in public health from Goodwin College
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