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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Southeast Region

34 Colleges
$37,554 Avg Salary
$29,578 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.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found University of South Florida - Main Campus to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at USF Tampa accumulate an average of around $23,555 in student debt. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health 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.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from American Military University carry an average student debtload of $26,168.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent online programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, public health graduates from UF take out $18,087 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $248.

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#4

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from SPC carry an average student debtload of $33,748.

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The excellent online programs at Florida National University - Main Campus 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 large suburb of Hialeah, Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from Florida National University - Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $35,579.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Public Health majors at UNC Greensboro take out an average of $27,131 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #7, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

On average, public health graduates from Appalachian State take out $22,250 in student loans while working on their 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 #8, Mississippi University for Women did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at MUW accumulate an average of around $31,125 in student debt.

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#9

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #9, University of Florida-Online did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. UF Online is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UF Online take out is $18,087. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $248.

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#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Liberty University accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $526.

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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 25 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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