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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Georgia

11 Colleges
$37,945 Avg Salary
$34,600 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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 Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Georgia to see which 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.

Check out the public health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the most popular school in Georgia for public health students. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Full Public Health at Emory University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for public health students. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgia State University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great place for public health students. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgia Southern University

#5

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Out of the 11 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Mercer University

South University’s online programs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at South University’s online programs

With a ranking of #7, Morehouse School of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the city of Atlanta, MSM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at Morehouse School of Medicine Report

#8

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

Fort Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Fort Valley, Fort Valley State University is a public school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at Fort Valley State University Report

#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

Full Public Health at Augusta University Report

#10

South University, Savannah

Savannah, GA

South University, Savannah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at South University, Savannah 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
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 11 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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