2023 Best Value Public Health Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned a degree or certificate in public health, making the major the #25 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 589 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the United States for public health students. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year. While working on their degree, public health majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $13,535 in student debt.
Full Public Health at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report
The excellent programs at Central Arizona College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 per year.
The excellent programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.
The excellent programs at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LECOM are $14,640 per year.
The excellent programs at Itawamba Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ICC are $5,360 per year.
With a ranking of #6, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year. Public Health majors at American Military University take out an average of $26,168 in student loans while working on their egree.
American Military University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools list.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools list. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,664 a year.
Read full report on Public Health at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Bronx Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Located in the city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $8,086 per year.
Read full report on Public Health at Bronx Community College
With a ranking of #9, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. On average, public health graduates from BYU take out $10,674 in student loans while working on their degree.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Public Health at Brigham Young University - Provo
With a ranking of #10, Universidad del Turabo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the large suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Universidad del Turabo are $5,820 a year. On average, public health graduates from Universidad del Turabo take out $22,863 in student loans while working on their degree.
With a ranking of #11, Northeast Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,010 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #12, Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools list.
Saint Paul College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools ranking. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,041 in tuition and fees each year.
Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #14 on the list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.
HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year. Public Health majors at HACC take out an average of $20,063 in student loans while working on their egree.
Cabrillo College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools list. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Aptos.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cabrillo College are $8,630 a year.
West Coast University - Dallas ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Coast University - Dallas are $17,173 per year.
Read full report on Public Health at West Coast University - Dallas
Columbia Southern University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,775 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia Southern University also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Health Schools ranking.
La Salle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at La Salle are $33,150 per year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at La Salle take out is $30,875. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $192.
St Petersburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #19 on the list. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Clearwater.
SPC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,286 in tuition and fees each year. Public Health majors at SPC take out an average of $33,748 in student loans while working on their egree.
With a ranking of #20, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bellevue University also did well on our Best Public Health Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Canada College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools list. Canada College is a small public school located in the suburb of Redwood City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Canada College are $9,006 a year.
With a ranking of #22, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a large student population.
OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,028 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Public Health at Ozarks Technical Community College
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #23 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Health Schools ranking.
Middlesex County College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Middlesex County College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,992 in tuition and fees each year.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.
LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,146 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Public Health at Lake Washington Institute of Technology Report
Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Public Health Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Value Public Health Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 589 different United States public health schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Public Health Schools award.
Public Health by Region
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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).
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