2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Health is the #33 most popular major in Virginia with 1,071 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in public health at GMU, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Lynchburg is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 75% of the public health majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Shenandoah University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 2 students majoring in public health at Old Dominion, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,455 |
| 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 Majors Related 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 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.