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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in Georgia

5 Colleges
$37,945 Avg Salary
$34,600 Avg Student Debt

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in Georgia. With 1,455 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular online 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named South University’s online programs the most popular online school in Georgia for public health students. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from South University's online programs carry an average student debtload of $55,399.

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#2

Point University

West Point, GA

The excellent online programs at Point University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Georgia. Located in the town of West Point, Point is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great place for public health students pursuing an online degree. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Public Health majors at GaSou take out an average of $28,125 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $136, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in Georgia list. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
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

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 5 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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