Public Health

Ranked in 2015 | Public Health Rankings Methodology

With a graduate degree in public health, students may work in a variety of sectors and specialties, including health services administration, nutrition and international health. These are the top public health schools. Each school's score reflects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions.

Rank	School name	Score
^#1 Overall Score:	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	4.8
^#2Tie Overall Score:	Harvard University Boston, MA	4.7
^#2Tie Overall Score:	University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	4.7

^#4 Overall Score:	University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	4.5
^#5 Overall Score:	Columbia University New York, NY	4.4
^#6 Overall Score:	University of Washington Seattle, WA	4.2
^#7 Overall Score:	Emory University Atlanta, GA	4.1
^#8 Overall Score:	University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	4.0
^#9 Overall Score:	University of California—Berkeley Berkeley, CA	3.9
^#10Tie Overall Score:	Boston University Boston, MA	3.6
^#10Tie Overall Score:	University of California—Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	3.6
^#12 Overall Score:	Tulane University New Orleans, LA	3.5
^#13 Overall Score:	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	3.4
^#14Tie Overall Score:	George Washington University Washington, DC	3.2
^#14Tie Overall Score:	Yale University New Haven, CT	3.2
^#16 Overall Score:	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	3.1
^#17Tie Overall Score:	University of Illinois—Chicago Chicago, IL	3.0
^#17Tie Overall Score:	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	3.0
^#19Tie Overall Score:	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	2.9
^#19Tie Overall Score:	University of Alabama—Birmingham Birmingham, AL	2.9
^#21 Overall Score:	University of Texas—Houston Health Sciences Center Houston, TX	2.8
^#22 Overall Score:	University of Maryland—College Park College Park, MD	2.7
^#23Tie Overall Score:	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	2.6
^#23Tie Overall Score:	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	2.6
^#25Tie Overall Score:	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	2.5