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2023 Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$5,480 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,540 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 888 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the public health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Ozarks Technical Community College the best value school in Missouri for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OTC are $4,924 per year.

Full Public Health at Ozarks Technical Community College Report

#2

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent associate degree programs at Saint Louis Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Saint Louis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,295 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Saint Louis Community College

#3

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, St Charles Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Cottleville.

SCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,190 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at St Charles Community College

#4

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Three Rivers College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the town of Poplar Bluff.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Three Rivers College are $6,510 a year.

Full Public Health at Three Rivers College Report

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Kansas 107
Iowa 310
Nebraska 149
North Dakota 46
South Dakota 45

Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 4 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.

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