2025 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a master's degree in public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #14 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 18 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,111 master'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 Master's Degree

The public health master'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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 - How many other public health students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public health students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Health in the New England Region

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

10 Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Public Health

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

375 Annual Graduates

$68,423 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in public health. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, public health master's recipients generally earn around $68,423 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in public health from Boston University

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

91 Annual Graduates

$70,674 Median Starting Salary

Tufts University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public health. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the public health major at Tufts University get $2,121 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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

3

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

107 Annual Graduates

$61,185 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you want to pursue a master's degree in public health. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Amherst.

Soon after graduating, public health master's recipients generally make about $61,185 in the first five years of their career.

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

4

Brown University
Providence, RI

39 Annual Graduates

$70,405 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public health needs to look into Brown University. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Students who graduate with their master's from the public health program report average early career earnings of $70,405.

More information about a master’s in public health from Brown University

5

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

46 Annual Graduates

$65,374 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the public health program report average early career income of $65,374.

More information about a master’s in public health from Northeastern University

6

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA

112 Annual Graduates

$69,004 Median Starting Salary

MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston.

After graduating, public health master's recipients usually earn an average of $69,004 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in public health from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

7

University of New England
Biddeford, ME

96 Annual Graduates

$65,170 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

After graduation, public health master's recipients typically make about $65,170 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in public health from University of New England

8

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

41 Annual Graduates

$65,049 Median Starting Salary

UCONN is a very large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs.

After graduating, public health master's recipients generally make an average of $65,049 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in public health from University of Connecticut

9

Simmons University
Boston, MA

26 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in public health from Simmons University

10

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

44 Annual Graduates

$61,854 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, public health master's recipients usually earn an average of $61,854 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in public health from University of Vermont

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	921
Connecticut	153	139
Rhode Island	127	89
New Hampshire	108	360
Vermont	91	42
Maine	90	147

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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	1,450
Health Services Administration	280
Public Health Education and Promotion	164
Other Public Health	85
Environmental Health	65
International Public Health/International Health	34
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	30
Health/Medical Physics	3

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,817
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,422
Mental & Social Health Services	1,191
Allied Health Professions	986
Communication Sciences	791
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	744
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	431
Medical Illustration & Informatics	268
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	220
Medical Science	121

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.