2025 Best General Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

an associate degree in general public health is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #244 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of general public health. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 associate degrees in general public health during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Public Health School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general public health for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general 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 associate 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 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 associate 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 colleges for general public health students working on their associate 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 Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Public Health in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general public health.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in General Public Health

1

Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in general public health has to check out Borough of Manhattan Community College. BMCC is a large public college located in the city of New York.More information about a associate in general public health from Borough of Manhattan Community College

2

Middlesex County College
Edison, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Middlesex County College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general public health. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general public health from Middlesex County College

3

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat LaGuardia Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general public health. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general public health from LaGuardia Community College

4

Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Bronx Community College is a great option for students interested in an associate degree in general public health. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general public health from Bronx Community College

5

Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

QCC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Bayside.More information about a associate in general public health from Queensborough Community College

Best General Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best general public health schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	76
Pennsylvania	379	9
New Jersey	249	46
Maryland	221	15

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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.

Majors Similar to General Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health Education and Promotion	87
Health Services Administration	84
Other Public Health	20
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	8

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.