2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You
Public Health is the #16 most popular major in the country with 19,473 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Out of the 30 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Emory University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
University of Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 690 |
| Florida | 851 |
| Georgia | 898 |
| North Carolina | 564 |
| Tennessee | 242 |
| Kentucky | 128 |
| Louisiana | 208 |
| Alabama | 387 |
| South Carolina | 81 |
| Mississippi | 96 |
| Arkansas | 59 |
| West Virginia | 106 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 66,964 |
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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