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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 4th in North Carolina. In fact, 1,477 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular online school in North Carolina for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at ECU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 2 online programs at schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UNC Chapel Hill take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $16,691.

Read full report on Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
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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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

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 2 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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