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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Florida

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the most popular school in Florida for public health students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the 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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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Women make up 73% of the public health majors at the school.

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#3

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Everglades University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Florida. 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school 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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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 16 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. UWF is a 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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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college 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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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. 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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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. 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 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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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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

Majors Similar 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 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.

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