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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 41,651 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , public health graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,510 and had an average of $33,804 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 1,449 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,241 and $35,170 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 896 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,381 and $23,483 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in public health. That schools that top this list have a program in public health in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree public health students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Augustine’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Asheville Public Health Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 285 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 120 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Public Health Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina list. Elon is located in Elon, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Meredith College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 13 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina Central University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public health degrees to 41 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Health at North Carolina Central University
Guilford College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 98 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Health at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Appalachian State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 80 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #11, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Barton College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking. Barton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilson, North Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #13. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read more about Public Health at Western Carolina University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Public Health Report
Queens University of Charlotte came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking. Queens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking. NC A&T is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina Wesleyan College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina list. North Carolina Wesleyan College is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Health at North Carolina Wesleyan College
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public health students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in North Carolina ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s public health degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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