2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
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The Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 67 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.
Top 10 Best Public Health Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Cabrillo College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for public health students. Cabrillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Aptos.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cabrillo College are $8,630 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Canada College is a great value for public health students. Canada College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Redwood City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Canada College are $9,006 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Canada College also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Far Western US Region . LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $10,146 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacramento City College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sacramento City are $10,168 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means City College of San Francisco is a great value for public health students. Located in the city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at City College of San Francisco are $8,704 a year.
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West Coast University - Orange County ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.
West Coast University - Orange County undergraduate students pay an average of $22,516 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRJC are $8,952 per year.
SRJC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, Tacoma Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Tacoma Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College are $10,391 per year.
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Touro University California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.
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California State University - Stanislaus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #10 on the list. Stan State is a large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stan State are $19,524 per year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Public Health students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | California State University - Sacramento | Sacramento, CA |
| 12 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 13 | California State University - San Marcos | San Marcos, CA |
Best Public Health Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 5,024 |
| Washington | 621 |
| Oregon | 596 |
| Nevada | 119 |
| Hawaii | 104 |
| Alaska | 107 |
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
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 26 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).
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