by our College Data Analytics Team
Public Health is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on public health — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 15 schools in Virginia that offer public health awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where public health makes up the largest share of degrees in Virginia.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to public health than Eastern Virginia Medical School. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public school located in the city of Norfolk. Public Health accounts for around 8% of the degrees granted here, or about 31 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full public health details for Eastern Virginia Medical School
Bryant And Stratton College Virginia Beach came in at #2 on our list of the most focused public health schools. Set in the city of Virginia Beach, Bryant And Stratton College Virginia Beach is a private not-for-profit institution. Public Health accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Bryant And Stratton College Virginia Beach
Lynchburg College came in at #3 on our list of the most focused public health schools. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in public health, or about 32 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Lynchburg College
Roanoke College ranks #4 for public health by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Salem, Roanoke College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in public health, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full public health details for Roanoke College
Virginia Union University ranks #5 for public health by degree focus. Virginia Union University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Richmond. About 3% of the degrees Virginia Union University awards are in public health, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full public health details for Virginia Union University
Shenandoah University ranked #6 on our list of the most focused public health schools. Shenandoah University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester. Public Health accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Shenandoah University
George Mason University placed #7 for public health by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Fairfax, George Mason University is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees George Mason University awards are in public health, or about 232 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full public health details for George Mason University
University Of Management And Technology ranked #8 on our list of the most focused public health schools. University Of Management And Technology is a private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington. Public Health accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about public health at University Of Management And Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University comes in at #9 for public health focus this year. Set in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public institution. Public Health accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 155 graduates in the most recent year. See more about public health at Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Liberty University placed #10 for public health by degree focus. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in public health, or about 285 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Liberty University
Radford University landed the #11 spot among the most focused public health schools. Radford University is a public school located in the town of Radford. About 1% of the degrees Radford University awards are in public health, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Radford University
Marymount University comes in at #12 for public health focus this year. Set in the city of Arlington, Marymount University is a private not-for-profit institution. Public Health accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Marymount University
University Of Virginia Main Campus ranked #13 on our list of the most focused public health schools. Set in the suburb of Charlottesville, University Of Virginia Main Campus is a public institution. About 0.6% of the degrees University Of Virginia Main Campus awards are in public health, or about 52 graduates in the most recent year. See more about public health at University Of Virginia Main Campus
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #14 spot among the most focused public health schools. Located in the city of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university. Public Health accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Virginia Commonwealth University
Old Dominion University placed #15 for public health by degree focus. Old Dominion University is a public school located in the city of Norfolk. About 0.4% of the degrees Old Dominion University awards are in public health, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year. See more about public health at Old Dominion University
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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