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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

31 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 31 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Public Health at Duke University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the city of Memphis.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

#4

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

Read full report on Public Health at Shenandoah University

#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

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

Full Public Health at Emory University Report

#6

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UAMS is a small public school located in the city of Little Rock.

Full Public Health at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Report

Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Full Public Health at Western Kentucky University Report

#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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