2025 Best General Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools

Ranked #48 in popularity, general public health is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 16 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general public health. Combined, these schools handed out 585 doctor's degrees in general public health to qualified students.

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

The general public health doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality general public health program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general public health students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general public health related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general public health students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Public Health Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Public Health in the United States

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

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in General Public Health

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general public health has to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in general public health from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general public health. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general public health from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

3

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general public health. UOHSC is a small public university located in the city of Oklahoma City.More information about a doctorate in general public health from University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

4

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general public health. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general public health from University of Georgia

5

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general public health from Texas A&M University - College Station

6

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis.More information about a doctorate in general public health from Oregon State University

7

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

SDSU is a very large public university located in the large city of San Diego.More information about a doctorate in general public health from San Diego State University

8

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in general public health from University of Illinois at Chicago

9

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the city of Tampa.More information about a doctorate in general public health from University of South Florida - Main Campus

10

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Kent State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kent.More information about a doctorate in general public health from Kent State University at Kent

General Public Health by Region

View the Best General Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Public Health

One of 12 majors within the Public Health area of study, General Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health Education and Promotion	112
Environmental Health	87
Other Public Health	72
Behavioral Aspects of Health	49
Health/Medical Physics	28
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	25
International Public Health/International Health	25
Health Services Administration	20
Maternal and Child Health	6
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	2

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.