2023 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Health Basic Certificate School for You
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.
Women make up 83% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for public health students working on their basic certificate. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a great place for public health students working on their basic certificate. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Prestonsburg.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Augusta University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wytheville Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. WCC is a small public school located in the town of Wytheville.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Southeast Region . Southeastern is a large public school located in the small city of Hammond.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 2,030 |
| North Carolina | 1,477 |
| Tennessee | 390 |
| Kentucky | 371 |
| Georgia | 1,455 |
| West Virginia | 352 |
| Virginia | 1,071 |
| Alabama | 700 |
| Louisiana | 362 |
| Mississippi | 219 |
| South Carolina | 859 |
| Arkansas | 233 |
Public Health Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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