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2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

8 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 390 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Tennessee State University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in public health at Middle Tennessee State University, 16% are male and 84% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Middle Tennessee State University accumulate an average of around $30,239 in student debt.

Full Public Health at Middle Tennessee State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great place for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

Women make up 71% of the public health majors at the school.

On average, public health graduates from ETSU take out $24,577 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Public Health at East Tennessee State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is a great place for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Baptist College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

Read full report on Public Health at Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Christian Brothers University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.

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#7

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Johnson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public health programs. Located in the rural area of Knoxville, Johnson University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Public Health at Johnson University Report

#8

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Alabama 700
Arkansas 233

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 8 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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