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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in Georgia. With 1,455 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

Top Georgia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best school in Georgia for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

Full Public Health at Augusta University Report

#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Read full report on Public Health at Emory University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgia Southern University

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Georgia. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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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
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Alabama 700
Arkansas 233

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar 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 5 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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