by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 22,778 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States.
Across Georgia, there were 743 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 339 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general public health. To top this list, a school must have a successful general public health program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 109 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 59 masters’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 55 degrees to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South University’s online programs landed the #5 spot on the list. South University’s online programs is a private for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Public Health at South University’s online programs
Morehouse School of Medicine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking. Morehouse School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 18 masters’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Augusta University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking. Augusta University is a medium-sized school located in Augusta, Georgia that handed out 13 masters’s general public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
South University, Savannah did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full South University, Savannah General Public Health Report
Emory University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Public Health Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national 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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