by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Virginia, there were 1,075 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,509 and $33,611 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,633 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public health. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public health.
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The public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Virginia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Virginia. Radford University is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Virginia list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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