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2023 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

6 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 390 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Health

#1

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Belmont University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Health at Belmont University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Christian Brothers University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Baptist College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

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Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Middle Tennessee State University accumulate an average of around $30,239 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at ETSU accumulate an average of around $24,577 in student debt.

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#6

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #6, Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Health at Tennessee State University Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Alabama 700
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 6 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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