2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in public health at UF, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Southeast Region . ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
Of the 16 students majoring in public health at ECU, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
Women make up 93% of the public health majors at the school.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 5 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Of the 15 students majoring in public health at GMU, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in public health at UNC Greensboro, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
Of the 7 students majoring in public health at UAB, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.
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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
Request InformationBest Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| 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 25 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.
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