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

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$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 6th in Georgia. In fact, 898 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Our analysis found Georgia Southern University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Georgia. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Public Health at University of Georgia Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Georgia. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 14 students majoring in public health at Georgia State, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgia State University

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 3 students majoring in public health at Emory, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Emory University

#5

Mercer University

Macon, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 690
Florida 851
North Carolina 564
Tennessee 242
Kentucky 128
Louisiana 208
Alabama 387
South Carolina 81
Mississippi 96
Arkansas 59
West Virginia 106

Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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