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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in North Carolina

12 Colleges
$40,241 Avg Salary
$26,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for public health students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 12 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Queens University of Charlotte. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in North Carolina list. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Public Health at Duke University Report

The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#6

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

With a ranking of #6, Campbell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Campbell University

University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#8

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #8, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Health at Wake Forest University Report

Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.

Read full report on Public Health at Lenoir - Rhyne University

North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools 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 12 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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