Public Health is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Health Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 754 degrees in public health to qualified students.
Your choice of public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Public Health School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Public Health Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public health degree levels they offer.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in public health. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 424 public health students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the public health program earn an average of $47,382 for their early career.
The University of Alabama is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public health. UA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #180 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 206 public health students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the public health program report average early career earnings of $35,698.
Samford University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in public health. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 35 public health students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.
Columbia Southern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public health. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia Southern University is a great university overall.
There were about 84 public health students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent year we have data available. Those public health students who get their degree from Columbia Southern University receive $7,969 more than the average public health graduate.
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).
Your choice of public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Public Health School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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