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2025 Best General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges in Pennsylvania
688 General Public Health Degrees Awarded
General Public Health is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 688 degrees in general public health annually.

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Choosing a Great General Public Health School

Best General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of general public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general public health schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Public Health Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in General Public Health
Bachelor's Degrees in General Public Health
Master's Degrees in General Public Health
Doctor's Degrees in General Public Health

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 General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Public Health in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of general 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 Pennsylvania Schools in General Public Health

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
88 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general public health needs to take a look at Drexel University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 88 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
102 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general public health has to look into Thomas Jefferson University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #89 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 102 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

Arcadia University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general public health. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Glenside. This university ranks 27th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 30 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Arcadia in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general public health. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public university located in the fringe town of East Stroudsburg. This university ranks 58th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 28 general public health students who graduated with this degree at East Stroudsburg University in the most recent year we have data available.

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA
38 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

La Salle is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 23rd out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 38 general public health students who graduated with this degree at La Salle in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
38 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Lancaster. A Best Colleges rank of #334 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Franklin and Marshall is a great college overall.

There were about 38 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Franklin and Marshall in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
101 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

SRU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Slippery Rock. This university ranks 37th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 101 general public health students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In PA
19.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 54th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 21 general public health students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In PA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Muhlenberg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Allentown. A Best Colleges rank of #331 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Muhlenberg is a great college overall.

There were about 24 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Muhlenberg in the most recent data year.

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Best General Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 1,386
Maryland 618 613
New Jersey 614 647
District of Columbia 441 117
Delaware 345 38

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health Services Administration 297
Public Health Education and Promotion 233
Other Public Health 202
International Public Health/International Health 144
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 36
Behavioral Aspects of Health 27
Environmental Health 24
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 22
Maternal and Child Health 5
Health/Medical Physics 4

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