2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Florida
Finding the Best Public Health Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Florida
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of South Florida - Main Campus to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Of the 224 students majoring in public health at USF Tampa, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Women make up 73% of the public health majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Everglades University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, Everglades U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 74 students majoring in public health at FIU, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 65 students majoring in public health at NUS Florida, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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The University of West Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pensacola.
Of the 46 students majoring in public health at UWF, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Florida State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 35 students majoring in public health at Florida State, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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University of Miami landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 52% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
About 96% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 4% are male.
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Florida National University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hialeah.
About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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 16 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.