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2025 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region

10 Colleges in the Southeast Region
628 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded
A degree in community health and preventive medicine is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #281 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 628 degrees in community health and preventive medicine to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Community Health and Preventive Medicine School

Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region The community health and preventive medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Community Health and Preventive Medicine rankings. For our Best Overall Community Health and Preventive Medicine School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Bachelor's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Master's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Doctor's Degrees in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the community health and preventive medicine degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
251 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

University of Florida is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in community health and preventive medicine. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 251 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
174 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat George Mason University if you want to pursue a degree in community health and preventive medicine. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were about 174 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Community Health Education Program Name

Focus on improving the health of individuals based on their lifestyle needs with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
41.7% Growth in Graduates

Western Kentucky University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in community health and preventive medicine. WKU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 6th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 12 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL

It's hard to beat The University of Alabama if you wish to pursue a degree in community health and preventive medicine. Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #180 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS

Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #550 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

UF Online is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. This university ranks 43rd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 24 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at UF Online in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL

Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great university overall.

There were about 20 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Florida in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 18 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY

Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Murray. This university ranks 16th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were approximately 25 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
18.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Shreveport, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were approximately 22 community health and preventive medicine students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University - Shreveport in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best community health and preventive medicine schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 306
Georgia 690 22
Virginia 630 196
South Carolina 530 15
Kentucky 518 41
Mississippi 501 6
Alabama 500 12
Louisiana 489 20
West Virginia 410 4

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Community Health and Preventive Medicine is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 5,901
Public Health Education and Promotion 1,385
Health Services Administration 820
Environmental Health 233
International Public Health/International Health 199
Other Public Health 177
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 48
Health/Medical Physics 44
Behavioral Aspects of Health 27
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 20

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