by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Public Health/Community Nursing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,883 people earned their degree in public health/community nurse/nursing, making the major the 316th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 83 public health/community nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Health/Community Nursing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. To top this list, a school must have a successful public health/community nurse/nursing program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The public health/community nursing 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 “Most Well Attended Public Health/Community Nursing Major in the Southeast Region”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region public health/community nursing students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health/Community Nursing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluefield College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bluefield College is located in Bluefield, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 ’s public health/community nursing degrees to qualified students.
Full Bluefield College Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health/Community Nursing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #2 spot on the list. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Public Health/Community Nursing Major in the Southeast Region. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 18 ’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jacksonville State University Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health/Community Nursing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #4 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 0 ’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing at Emory
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