2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
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 small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in public health at Liberty University, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 92% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small 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.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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 #7 on the 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.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize 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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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 very large student population.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
About 67% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Explore the best public health schools 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 |
Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.