2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.
Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in public health at USF Tampa, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
About 71% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 29% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Women make up 75% of the public health majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in public health at Georgia State, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
Of the 12 students majoring in public health at FIU, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in public health at Florida A&M University, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Radford University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in public health at Radford, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 60% of the public health majors at the school.
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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 30 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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