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2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Public Health

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Adventist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Tennessee. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

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#7

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #7, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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#8

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
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 8 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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