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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

18 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 218 students majoring in public health at USF Tampa, 26% are male and 74% are female.

On average, public health graduates from USF Tampa take out $25,527 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $205, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Florida 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 medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 16% are male.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UF take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,060. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $248.

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#3

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in public health at SPC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from SPC carry an average student debtload of $33,785.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Women make up 78% of the public health majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at American Military University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,420.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 11% are male.

Public Health majors at UNC Greensboro take out an average of $27,826 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.

On average, public health graduates from Appalachian State take out $21,232 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $197.

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With a ranking of #7, Mississippi University for Women did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the public health majors at the school.

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Florida National University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the public health majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Florida National University - Main Campus take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $42,687.

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#9

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida-Online came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF Online is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 41 students majoring in public health at UF Online, 15% are male and 85% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at UF Online accumulate an average of around $19,060 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $248.

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#10

Murray State University

Murray, KY

Murray State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Murray State carry an average student debtload of $23,383.

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Explore the most popular online public health schools 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

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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 18 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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