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2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$25,421 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Our analysis found Southern Adventist University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 per year.

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#2

Radford University

Radford, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southeast Region . Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Radford are $21,508 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Radford also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#3

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Samford are $21,575 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Samford is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAMS are $17,652 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Jackson State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 a year.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson 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 #6 on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Clemson is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.

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Virginia Commonwealth 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.

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

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $30,858 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,455
Virginia 1,071
North Carolina 1,477
Florida 2,030
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
South Carolina 859
Louisiana 362
Arkansas 233
Alabama 700
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 352

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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