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2024 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges in the Southeast Region
656 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded
A degree in community health and preventive medicine is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #281 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for community health and preventive medicine students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 656 degrees in community health and preventive medicine to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Community Health and Preventive Medicine School

Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region The community health and preventive medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Community Health and Preventive Medicine rankings. For our Best Overall Community Health and Preventive Medicine School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Bachelor's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Master's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Doctor's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the community health and preventive medicine degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

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UF crest
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
234 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

University of Florida is a great option for students interested in a degree in community health and preventive medicine. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 234 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in community health and preventive medicine needs to take a look at University of Miami. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
195 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat George Mason University if you want to pursue a degree in community health and preventive medicine. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 195 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
16.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat The University of Alabama if you wish to pursue a degree in community health and preventive medicine. UA is a very large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS

Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #361 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.

There were about 6 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY

WKU is a large public university located in the city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 7th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were approximately 7 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In LA

Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 2 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at LSU Health - New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Georgia College is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Milledgeville. This university ranks 16th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 22 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent year we have data available.

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EFSC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Melbourne. This college ranks 35th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.More information about a degree in community health and preventive medicine from Eastern Florida State College

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In FL

Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 4 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at FGCU in the most recent data year.

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Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best community health and preventive medicine colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 306
Georgia 690 22
Virginia 630 196
South Carolina 530 15
Kentucky 518 41
Mississippi 501 6
Alabama 500 12
Louisiana 489 20
West Virginia 410 4

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Community Health and Preventive Medicine is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 5,066
Public Health Education and Promotion 1,607
Health Services Administration 913
Other Public Health 662
Environmental Health 258
International Public Health/International Health 252
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43
Health/Medical Physics 41
Behavioral Aspects of Health 25
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 15

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