2025 Best General Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Ranked #48 in popularity, general public health is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general public health students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 150 doctor's degrees in general public health during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Public Health School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of general public health for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general public health students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general public health students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general public health related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general public health students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general 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 the Best General Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Public Health in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general public health.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Public Health

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general public health needs to look into University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in general public health from University of Georgia

2

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general public health needs to take a look at University of South Florida - Main Campus. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general public health from University of South Florida - Main Campus

3

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Samford University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general public health. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Birmingham.More information about a doctorate in general public health from Samford University

4

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general public health needs to take a look at East Tennessee State University. ETSU is a large public university located in the city of Johnson City.More information about a doctorate in general public health from East Tennessee State University

5

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

GaSou is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Statesboro.More information about a doctorate in general public health from Georgia Southern University

6

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general public health from Florida International University

7

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in general public health from Jackson State University

Best General Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best general public health colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	47
North Carolina	190	2
Georgia	190	55
Virginia	182	10
Mississippi	154	10
Tennessee	150	9
Louisiana	146	3
Alabama	139	3
South Carolina	135	7
Kentucky	119	4
Arkansas	74	1
West Virginia	61	1

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General Public Health Related Rankings by Major

General Public Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health Education and Promotion	27
Environmental Health	20
Other Public Health	19
Behavioral Aspects of Health	13
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	5
Health/Medical Physics	2
Health Services Administration	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.