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2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$31,494 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 40,596 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Public Health at University of California - Berkeley Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at San Diego State University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.

Full Public Health at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Loma Linda University

With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Nevada - Reno

#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Oregon Health & Science University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

OHSU graduate students pay an average of $28,460 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Oregon Health & Science University

University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,024
Washington 621
Oregon 596
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

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 18 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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