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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

7 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 4th in North Carolina. In fact, 1,477 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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 University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Of the 8 students majoring in public health at UNC Greensboro, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 60% of the public health majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

On average, public health graduates from UNC Chapel Hill take out $16,691 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
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

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 7 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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