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Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

7 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Health is the #33 most popular major in Virginia with 1,071 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Shenandoah University the best school in Virginia for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,455
North Carolina 1,477
Florida 2,030
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
South Carolina 859
Louisiana 362
Arkansas 233
Alabama 700
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 352

Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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