Editorial selection · reviewed November 1, 2026
Best Public Health Colleges
An unranked editorial selection of institutions with several CEPH-linked programs across qualification levels and published applied-practice requirements.
Unranked and grouped by kind of institution; within each group the order is alphabetical. Selections are built from documented criteria and the facts published on each profile. This is not a league table, no numerical scores are given, and no school paid to be included.
Health sciences universities
Loma Linda University
Health sciences university · Loma Linda, California, United States
Why it is here: 5 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (masters, bachelors, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Health sciences university · Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Why it is here: 2 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 2 qualification levels (masters, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Private universities
Boston University
Private university · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Why it is here: 11 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 2 qualification levels (masters, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Brown University
Private university · Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Why it is here: 3 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 2 qualification levels (masters, bachelors); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Emory University
Private university · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Why it is here: 3 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 2 qualification levels (masters, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health (college-wide). 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Washington University in St. Louis
Private university · St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Why it is here: 2 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 2 qualification levels (masters, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Public universities
Colorado School of Public Health
Public university · Aurora, Colorado, United States
Why it is here: 5 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (masters, doctoral, graduate certificate); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 2 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Georgia Southern University
Public university · Statesboro, Georgia, United States
Why it is here: 4 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 4 qualification levels (masters, doctoral, bachelors, graduate certificate); CEPH scope: Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (school of public health). 2 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Indiana University Bloomington
Public university · Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Why it is here: 11 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (masters, graduate certificate, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 3 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Indiana University Indianapolis
Public university · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Why it is here: 7 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (bachelors, masters, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 2 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Kent State University
Public university · Kent, Ohio, United States
Why it is here: 7 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (masters, bachelors, doctoral); CEPH scope: College of Public Health. 4 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
The Ohio State University
Public university · Columbus, Ohio, United States
Why it is here: 12 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 4 qualification levels (bachelors, masters, doctoral, graduate certificate); CEPH scope: College of Public Health. 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
San Diego State University
Public university · San Diego, California, United States
Why it is here: 11 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 4 qualification levels (masters, bachelors, graduate certificate, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
Temple University
Public university · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Why it is here: 14 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 4 qualification levels (masters, doctoral, graduate certificate, bachelors); CEPH scope: College of Public Health (school of public health). 3 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of California, Berkeley
Public university · Berkeley, California, United States
Why it is here: 23 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (masters, doctoral, bachelors); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 2 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of Florida
Public university · Gainesville, Florida, United States
Why it is here: 4 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (masters, doctoral, bachelors); CEPH scope: College of Public Health and Health Professions (school of public health). 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of Georgia
Public university · Athens, Georgia, United States
Why it is here: 3 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 2 qualification levels (masters, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health (college-wide). 2 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of Iowa
Public university · Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Why it is here: 4 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 2 qualification levels (masters, bachelors); CEPH scope: College of Public Health. 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of Kentucky
Public university · Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Why it is here: 4 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 4 qualification levels (masters, doctoral, bachelors, graduate certificate); CEPH scope: School of Public Health (college-wide). 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Public university · Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Why it is here: 20 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 4 qualification levels (bachelors, masters, doctoral, graduate certificate); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Public university · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Why it is here: 10 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (masters, bachelors, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health (school-wide). 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of Washington
Public university · Seattle, Washington, United States
Why it is here: 8 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (masters, doctoral, bachelors); CEPH scope: School of Public Health. 3 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Public university · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Why it is here: 6 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 3 qualification levels (bachelors, masters, doctoral); CEPH scope: Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health. 5 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.
West Virginia University
Public university · Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Why it is here: 3 verified programs linked to a CEPH accreditation record across 2 qualification levels (masters, doctoral); CEPH scope: School of Public Health (school-wide). 1 of them publish an applied practice (practicum) requirement.
Limitations: Institution-level selection: accreditation applies to the programs named on each program page, not to every degree at the university.