2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the New England Region

General Public Health is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #50 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for general public health students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 24 doctor's degrees in general public health to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Public Health School for Your Doctor's Degree

The general public 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 General Public Health in the New England Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general public 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general public health.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Public Health in the New England Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for General Public Health Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Harvard University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general public health. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general public health in Massachusetts.

There were about 17 general public health individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general public health from Harvard University

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

Yale University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general public health. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general public health in Connecticut.

There were approximately 6 general public health individuals who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general public health from Yale University

3

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CT

#2 Best Quality In CT

University of Connecticut is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general public health. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in general public health in Connecticut.

There were about 1 general public health individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general public health from University of Connecticut

4

Brown University
Providence, RI

#1 Most Popular In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general public health needs to take a look at Brown University. Brown is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. More information about a doctorate in general public health from Brown University

4

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

#2 Most Popular In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general public health. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. More information about a doctorate in general public health from University of Massachusetts Amherst

 

Best General Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general public health colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	274	15
Connecticut	137	12
Rhode Island	116	0

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General Public Health Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Public Health area of study, General Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Health	11
International Public Health/International Health	11
Behavioral Aspects of Health	6
Other Public Health	5
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	1
Maternal and Child Health	1
Health Services Administration	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.