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Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$29,705 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SLU are $22,614 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska Medical Center is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNMC graduate students pay an average of $26,961 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WUSTL also did well on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 888
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.

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 7 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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