2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Georgia
Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia
Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Emory University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 431 students majoring in public health at Emory, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 109 students majoring in public health at Georgia State, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Georgia. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.
About 77% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 23% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mercer University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.
Women make up 93% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.
Of the 40 students majoring in public health at GaSou, 18% are male and 83% are female.
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South University’s online programs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
About 85% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 15% are male.
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Morehouse School of Medicine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. MSM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 26 students majoring in public health at MSM, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Fort Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Fort Valley State University is a small public school located in the town of Fort Valley.
Of the 21 students majoring in public health at Fort Valley State University, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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| 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 |
Public Health Related Majors
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 11 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).
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