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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

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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.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

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 large 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.

Full Public Health at Emory University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. 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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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 11 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. UGA is a fairly 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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#4

Mercer University

Macon, GA

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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

Women make up 93% of the public health majors at the school.

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#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. South University's online programs is a moderately-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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With a ranking of #7, Morehouse School of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. MSM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 26 students majoring in public health at MSM, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#8

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

Fort Valley State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. 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.

Full Public Health at Fort Valley State University Report

#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-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 ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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