2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Health in District of Columbia

Public Health is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #34 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of public health. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6 doctor's degrees in public health during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Health in District of Columbia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for public health students seeking a a doctor's degree.

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

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in public health. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in public health from George Washington University

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in public health has to take a look at Georgetown University. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in public health from Georgetown University

 

Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	38
Pennsylvania	176	33
Maryland	114	59
New Jersey	113	17

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Public Health Related Rankings by Major

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Health	3
International Public Health/International Health	2
Behavioral Aspects of Health	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	449
Nursing	72
Dentistry	66
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	63
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	51
Communication Sciences	16
Health & Medical Administrative Services	7
Medical Science	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.