2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 78 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for public health students working on their master’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 Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 78 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
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Duke University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Campbell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Buies Creek.
Medical University of South Carolina came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.
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Shenandoah University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Public Health students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 13 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 14 | Samford University | Birmingham, AL |
| 15 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
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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