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2023 Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

12 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the public health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at American Military University take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,330.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida National University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, public health graduates from Florida National University - Main Campus take out $25,922 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Itawamba Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southeast Region . ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

Public Health majors at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach take out an average of $30,587 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, public health majors at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale accumulate an average of around $31,779 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $158.

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Roane State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Hillsborough Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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Eastern Florida State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree public health programs. EFSC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Cocoa.

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Florida Career College - Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Florida Career College - Miami is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

While working on their Associate Degree, public health majors at Florida Career College - Miami accumulate an average of around $19,916 in student debt.

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Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree public health programs. Located in the suburb of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Public Health majors at Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes take out an average of $19,916 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Georgia 1,455
Kentucky 371
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Alabama 700
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Arkansas 233

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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