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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 1,071 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in Virginia for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Liberty University Report

#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Lynchburg, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Lynchburg Report

#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Old Dominion University

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Georgia 1,455
Kentucky 371
West Virginia 352
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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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