2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing in the Southeast Region

A master's degree in public health/community nurse/nursing is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #329 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for public health/community nurse/nursing students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 master's degrees in public health/community nurse/nursing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing School for Your Master's Degree

The public health/community nursing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing in the Southeast Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for public health/community nurse/nursing, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for public health/community nurse/nursing.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public health/community nurse/nursing.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Health/Community Nursing Students Working on Their Master's

1

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AL

#1 Best Quality In AL

Jacksonville State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Jacksonville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in public health/community nurse/nursing in Alabama.

There were roughly 22 public health/community nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in public health/community nurse/nursing from Jacksonville State University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

#1 Most Popular In SC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a master's degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in public health/community nurse/nursing from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

#1 Most Popular In GA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Emory University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. More information about a master’s in public health/community nurse/nursing from Emory University

 

Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the most popular public health/community nurse/nursing schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	361	0
South Carolina	251	0
Alabama	248	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health/Community Nursing

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Health/Community Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	4,581
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	3,484
Nursing Administration	568
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	436
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	367
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	314
Nurse Anesthetist	285
Nursing Practice	179
School Nursing	166
Nursing Science	165

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 Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.