2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best school in the Southeast Region for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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University of Lynchburg landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public health programs. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAMS is a small public school located in the city of Little Rock.
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With a ranking of #8, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.
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Western Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
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Old Dominion University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
Request InformationBest Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools 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 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
| 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 25 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).
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