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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the most popular school in Georgia for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. GaSou is a very large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

Of the 33 students majoring in public health at GaSou, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Public Health at Georgia Southern University Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Georgia

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 7% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgia State University

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Public Health at Emory University Report

#5

Mercer University

Macon, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mercer University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

Full Public Health at Mercer University Report

Best 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
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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