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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

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

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 2,030 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the most popular school in Florida for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

About 64% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Public Health at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 42% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Florida. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

About 90% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Florida. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at U Miami, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

About 67% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Public Health at University of Florida Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 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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