2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, public health students earned 1,071 degrees and certificates from a Virginia 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Lynchburg, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Eastern Virginia Medical School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 2,030 |
North Carolina | 1,477 |
Tennessee | 390 |
Kentucky | 371 |
Georgia | 1,455 |
West Virginia | 352 |
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 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.