2021 Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Public Health Schools
The 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 Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
2021 Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of South Florida - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's public health ranking for non-traditional students. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa. USF Tampa also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at USF Tampa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. 13,938 of USF Tampa students are attending part time.
Read full report on Public Health at University of South Florida - Main Campus
University of Florida comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville. UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.
Read full report on Public Health at University of Florida
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. GMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
Read full report on Public Health at George Mason University
University of South Carolina - Columbia earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population. UofSC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.6% of UofSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. 3,896 students are part time.
Full Public Health at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report
East Carolina University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ECU has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.7% of ECU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. About 7,199 of the students at ECU are attending part time.
Full Public Health at East Carolina University Report
University of Georgia landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best public health schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UGA is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,742 students take at least one class online at UGA. 4,437 of UGA students are attending part time.
Read full report on Public Health at University of Georgia
Florida National University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best public health schools for non-traditional students. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hialeah.
About 2.4% of Florida National University - Main Campus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,674 students take at least one class online at Florida National University - Main Campus. There are roughly 1,174 part time students in attendance at Florida National University - Main Campus.
Full Public Health at Florida National University - Main Campus Report
St Petersburg College earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. SPC is a very large public school located in the city of St. Petersburg.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. 13,254 of SPC students are exclusively distance learners. 17,317 of SPC students are attending part time.
Full Public Health at St Petersburg College Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,634 students at UNC Charlotte that take at least one class online. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.
Full Public Health at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report
American Public University System comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 2.4% of American Military University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 48,298 students take classes exclusively online at American Military University. 45,236 students are part time.
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