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2024 Best Environmental Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

8 Colleges in the Southeast Region
133 Master's Degrees
Environmental Health is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #194 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for environmental health students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 master's degrees in environmental health during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Health School for Your Master's Degree

Best Environmental Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region The environmental health master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality environmental health program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for environmental health students working on their master's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Environmental Health in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in environmental health.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Environmental Health

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in environmental health has to look into Emory University. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in environmental health from Emory University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
23 Annual Graduates

Tulane University of Louisiana is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in environmental health. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in environmental health from Tulane University of Louisiana

3
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in environmental health needs to check out University of Florida. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in environmental health from University of Florida

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in environmental health needs to check out University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a master’s in environmental health from University of Georgia

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in environmental health from University of South Carolina - Columbia

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in environmental health from East Carolina University

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6 Annual Graduates

WKU is a large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green.More information about a master’s in environmental health from Western Kentucky University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
21 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Fort Valley, Fort Valley State University is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in environmental health from Fort Valley State University

Best Environmental Health Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental health schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 422 6
Georgia 370 84
North Carolina 334 9
Virginia 331 0
Tennessee 313 0
Kentucky 268 6
South Carolina 260 3
Louisiana 250 23
Mississippi 243 2

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One of 12 majors within the Public Health area of study, Environmental Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Environmental Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 2,736
Health Services Administration 329
Public Health Education and Promotion 289
International Public Health/International Health 151
Other Public Health 86
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 68
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43
Health/Medical Physics 33
Behavioral Aspects of Health 7
Maternal and Child Health 1

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