2025 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of public health. Combined, these schools handed out 1,269 master's degrees in public health to qualified students.

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

Your choice of public health for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public health students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt public health students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 schools for public health students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Public Health

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

375 Annual Graduates

$68,423 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public health has to look into Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.

Soon after graduation, public health master's recipients typically earn around $68,423 in the first five years of their career.

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

It's difficult to beat Tufts University if you want to pursue a master's degree in public health. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford.

After graduating, public health master's recipients typically earn about $70,674 at the beginning of their careers.

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

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in public health needs to take a look at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduation, public health master's recipients usually make about $61,185 at the beginning of their careers.

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

4

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

46 Annual Graduates

$65,374 Median Starting Salary

Northeastern University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in public health. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.

Students who graduate with their master's from the public health program state that they receive average early career earnings of $65,374.

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

5

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA

112 Annual Graduates

$69,004 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Soon after graduating, public health master's recipients typically earn an average of $69,004 in the first five years of their career.

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

6

Simmons University
Boston, MA

26 Annual Graduates

Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in public health from Simmons University

7

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

54 Annual Graduates

$58,180 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the public health program earn about $58,180 in their early career salary.

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

8

Regis College
Weston, MA

25 Annual Graduates

Regis College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Weston.More information about a master’s in public health from Regis College

Best Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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Public Health Related Rankings by Major

Public Health is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Public Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	700
Health Services Administration	241
Public Health Education and Promotion	157
Other Public Health	85
Environmental Health	49
International Public Health/International Health	26
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	11

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,381
Communication Sciences	585
Mental & Social Health Services	577
Health & Medical Administrative Services	520
Allied Health Professions	494
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	425
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	343
Medical Illustration & Informatics	127
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	125
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	50

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.