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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 40,596 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many 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.

The Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 graduate certificate.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region 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 very large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in public health at Liberty University, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Public Health at Liberty University Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Women make up 92% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Florida

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at East Carolina University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at Georgia State, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the public health majors at the school.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Public Health at Western Kentucky University Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the public health majors at the school.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #9, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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 places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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

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

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,455
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

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 25 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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