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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

7 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 564 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #14 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular school in North Carolina for public health students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at ECU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in public health at UNC Greensboro, 13% are male and 88% are female.

Full Public Health at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the public health majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UNC Chapel Hill take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $16,691.

Read full report on Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large 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
Georgia 898
Tennessee 242
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 7 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.

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