by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 9,543 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,554 and $29,578 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,949 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 113 colleges that offered a degree in public health. That schools that top this list have a program in public health in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree public health students.
Out of the 113 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Ozarks landed the #1 spot on the list. University of the Ozarks is a small school located in Clarksville, Arkansas that handed out 20 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Augustine’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Saint Augustine’s University is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 11 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Saint Augustine’s University
Out of the 113 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Beaufort landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bluffton, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 113 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dillard University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a small school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 51 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Agnes Scott College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Agnes Scott is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 15 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Xavier University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Health at Xavier University of Louisiana
With a ranking of #8, Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Baptist College of Health Sciences is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Mississippi University for Women landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi University for Women is located in Columbus, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
College of Charleston ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 132 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Florida National University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small school located in Hialeah, Florida that handed out 50 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Health at Florida National University - Main Campus
South University, Columbia ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 493 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
South University, Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. South University, Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Public Health at South University, Virginia Beach
University of Florida-Online came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF Online is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Public Health at University of Florida-Online
Benedict College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Benedict College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, South University, Montgomery did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health 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.
With a ranking of #18, Roanoke College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Roanoke College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Georgia College & State University is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Health at Georgia College & State University
East Carolina University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 273 students in 2020-2021.
Coastal Carolina University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 74 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Health at Coastal Carolina University
With a ranking of #22, University of Lynchburg did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Elon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Elon, North Carolina. It awarded 57 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Meredith College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 16 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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