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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Tennessee

15 Colleges
$52,428 Avg Salary
$26,387 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 390 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 10th 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Tennessee 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named East Tennessee State University the most popular school in Tennessee for public health students. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

On average, public health graduates from ETSU take out $21,774 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Public Health at East Tennessee State University Report

#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for public health students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Vanderbilt University

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tennessee State University is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Tennessee State University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out is $31,000.

Full Public Health at Middle Tennessee State University Report

#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 15 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Memphis

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#7

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, TN

Meharry Medical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Tennessee ranking. Meharry Medical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Read full report on Public Health at Meharry Medical College

Roane State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at Roane State Community College Report

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Baptist College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

Read full report on Public Health at Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Alabama 700
Arkansas 233

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

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 15 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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