2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Health in Pennsylvania

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for public health students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 34 doctor's degrees in public health to qualified students.

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

The public health doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Health in Pennsylvania ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of public health students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for public health.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Health in Pennsylvania

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

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in public health. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 15 public health individuals who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public health from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

2

University of the Sciences
Philadelphia, PA

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of the Sciences is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in public health. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in Pennsylvania.

There were about 8 public health individuals who graduated with this degree at USciences in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public health from University of the Sciences

3

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Drexel University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public health. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 7 public health individuals who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public health from Drexel University

4

Widener University
Chester, PA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Widener University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public health. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Chester. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 3 public health students who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public health from Widener University

5

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 1 public health individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public health from Temple University

6

Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in public health from Thomas Jefferson 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
Maryland	114	59
New Jersey	113	17
District of Columbia	81	3

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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
Health Services Administration	12
Environmental Health	8
General Public Health	7
Public Health Education and Promotion	4
Other Public Health	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	2,114
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1,246
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	1,069
Dentistry	479
Nursing	455
Optometry	149
Communication Sciences	70
Mental & Social Health Services	15
Allied Health Professions	14
Health Sciences & Services	11

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.