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

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$76,078 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 242 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Tennessee 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

About 50% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 5 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at Vanderbilt University Report

#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Adventist University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Public Health at Southern Adventist University Report

#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Full Public Health at University of Memphis Report

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
Georgia 898
North Carolina 564
Kentucky 128
Louisiana 208
Alabama 387
South Carolina 81
Mississippi 96
Arkansas 59
West Virginia 106

One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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