2023 Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree School for You

Public Health is the #25 most popular major in California with 5,024 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which associate degree 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Public Health

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Washington	621
Oregon	596
Nevada	119
Hawaii	104
Alaska	107

Majors Related to Public Health

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
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 2 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.