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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Virginia

14 Colleges
$36,509 Avg Salary
$33,611 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

With 690 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #14 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Public Health Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Virginia Medical School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg 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 small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Virginia ranking. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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University of Management and Technology 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. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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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
Florida 851
Georgia 898
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 14 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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