2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in Georgia. With 1,455 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Georgia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our analysis found Georgia State University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 2,030 |
North Carolina | 1,477 |
Tennessee | 390 |
Kentucky | 371 |
West Virginia | 352 |
Virginia | 1,071 |
Alabama | 700 |
Louisiana | 362 |
Mississippi | 219 |
South Carolina | 859 |
Arkansas | 233 |
Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.
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