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2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

11 Colleges
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Public Health is the #13 most popular major in Georgia with 1,455 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found Emory University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Out of the 11 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehouse School of Medicine landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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With a ranking of #6, South University, Savannah did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. South University, Savannah is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

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#7

Mercer University

Macon, GA

With a ranking of #7, Mercer University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.

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Georgia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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South University’s online programs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

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#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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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
Virginia 1,071
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

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

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 11 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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