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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$16,135 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our analysis found Augusta University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Augusta University are $7,444 a year.

Augusta University also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia rankings.

Read full report on Public Health at Augusta University

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GaSou are $7,100 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgia Southern University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UGA are $11,156 a year.

UGA also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia State are $9,292 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgia State University

#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emory are $45,684 per year.

Emory not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.

Read full report on Public Health at Emory University

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 5 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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