2025 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #28 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 547 bachelor's degrees in public health to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The public health bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality public health program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public health students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public health students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public health to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public health students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Health Schools

The public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Health in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public health.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Health

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

266 Annual Graduates

$37,364 Median Starting Salary

$22,487 Median Student Debt

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public health. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the public health program make an average of $37,364 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in public health from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

77 Annual Graduates

$53,372 Median Starting Salary

Tufts University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in public health. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Those public health students who get their bachelor's degree from Tufts University earn $9,022 more than the typical public health graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in public health from Tufts University

3

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

66 Annual Graduates

$43,046 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Massachusetts - Lowell if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in public health. UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the suburb of Lowell.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the public health program earn around $43,046 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in public health from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

4

Curry College
Milton, MA

32 Annual Graduates

Curry College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public health. Curry is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Milton.More information about a bachelor’s in public health from Curry College

5

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA

34 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public health from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

6

American International College
Springfield, MA

14 Annual Graduates

AIC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Springfield.More information about a bachelor’s in public health from American International College

Best Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	183	88
New Hampshire	157	183
Rhode Island	157	82
Maine	156	18
Vermont	155	21

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	423
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	78
Behavioral Aspects of Health	34
Public Health Education and Promotion	8
Health Services Administration	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	3,293
Health Sciences & Services	560
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	349
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	333
Health & Medical Administrative Services	270
Communication Sciences	205
Allied Health Professions	170
Health/Medical Prep Programs	127
Dental Support Services	80
Mental & Social Health Services	76

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.