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2023 Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Public Health Basic Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Public Health

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our analysis found Augusta University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Big Sandy Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Prestonsburg.

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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
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
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 4 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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