by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Public Health is the 39th most popular major in the country with 22,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 578 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general public health. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general public health.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Roanoke College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Salem, Virginia, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Virginia Beach landed the #2 spot on the list. South University, Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Public Health at South University, Virginia Beach
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Richmond. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Glen Allen, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full South University, Richmond General Public Health Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s. Old Dominion University is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mary Baldwin University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s. Located in Staunton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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