Best Online Public Health Programs in Queens, NY (2026)

Queens, New York has 5 accredited schools offering public health programs. Queens has a population of about 2,333,054. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning public health-related role is Medical and Health Services Manager at a median $167,580 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Public Health Schools to Queens

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer public health programs near Queens, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Queens city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Queens. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

#1

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY 1.5 miles from Queens BOC Score 69.9
  • 4 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 56%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $62,763
Avg net price $4,195/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 78%
  • Programs offered: 45

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#2

St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY 1.9 miles from Queens BOC Score 65.7
  • 4 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 70%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $69,571
Avg net price $29,999/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 79%
  • Programs offered: 58

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all New York schools on the New York public health page.


Public Health Wages Near Queens

Queens is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (BLS area code 35620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New York statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Epidemiologist$98,340New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$87,336
Health Education Specialist$64,110New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$56,936
Medical and Health Services Manager$167,580New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$148,828
Community Health Worker$59,340New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$52,700

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.


Queens at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Regional Price Parity (US=100)112.6 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited public health schools are near Queens, NY?

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering public health programs near Queens. The closest is St. John’s University-New York in Queens, NY (1.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Albert Einstein College of Medicine (7.4 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying public health roles near Queens?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying public health-related roles near Queens are: Medical and Health Services Manager ($167,580), Epidemiologist ($98,340), Health Education Specialist ($64,110). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New York statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Valley Stream instead of Queens?

Valley Stream, NY is 7.6 miles from Queens and has its own set of local public health programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.


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Other Programs Available in Queens

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Queens:

Data verified: July 30, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.