2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Alabama
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alabama. With 700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama to see which 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 Schools in Alabama
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a .
Most Popular Alabama Schools in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
While working on their degree, public health majors at UAB accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $230.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.
Public Health majors at UA take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $860, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The excellent programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
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The excellent programs at Samford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Alabama. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at South University, Montgomery helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Alabama. South University, Montgomery is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.
The average amount in student loans that public health majors at South University, Montgomery take out is $55,399.
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With a ranking of #6, Oakwood University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Oakwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.
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Tuskegee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Tuskegee, Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Florida | 2,030 |
North Carolina | 1,477 |
Tennessee | 390 |
Kentucky | 371 |
Georgia | 1,455 |
West Virginia | 352 |
Virginia | 1,071 |
Louisiana | 362 |
Mississippi | 219 |
South Carolina | 859 |
Arkansas | 233 |
Public Health Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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.