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Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,477 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the 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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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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

Full Public Health at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

About 60% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at Duke University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in North Carolina. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Read full report on Public Health at North Carolina A & T State University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Full Public Health at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at UNC Chapel Hill accumulate an average of around $16,691 in student debt.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,455
Virginia 1,071
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 7 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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