2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Public Health Basic 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Online Southeast Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Public Health
Our analysis found Western Kentucky University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Southeast Region . WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Our analysis found Augusta University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online public health schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 3 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.
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