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2024 Best General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania

11 Colleges in Pennsylvania
693 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 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Public Health Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 693 degrees in general public health during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in General Public Health

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In PA

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general public health. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Erie.

There were approximately 9 general public health students who graduated with this degree at LECOM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

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

Any student pursuing a degree in general public health has to check out 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 #87 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.

There were about 129 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from Thomas Jefferson University

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

Any student who is interested in general public health has to take a look at Drexel University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were approximately 68 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general public health. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 21 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
122 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

WCUPA is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of West Chester. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WCUPA is a great university overall.

There were about 122 general public health students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
43 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Glenside. A Best Colleges rank of #339 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Arcadia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Arcadia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Arcadia University

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

SRU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Slippery Rock. This university ranks 30th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 140 general public health students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
47 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 66th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 47 general public health students who graduated with this degree at East Stroudsburg University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA

La Salle is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means La Salle is a great university overall.

There were about 20 general public health students who graduated with this degree at La Salle in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from La Salle University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In PA
76.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 49th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 17 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


 

Best General Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Public Health Schools 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 274
Public Health Education and Promotion 211
Other Public Health 134
International Public Health/International Health 98
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 38
Behavioral Aspects of Health 32
Environmental Health 25
Health/Medical Physics 4
Maternal and Child Health 4

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