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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

78 Colleges
$16,409 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master'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 Master'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. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master'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.

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.

Top 15% Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 78 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Mississippi University for Women helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southeast Region . MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.

MUW graduate students pay an average of $7,756 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Campbell are $15,152 a year.

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Out of the 78 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lenoir - Rhyne University graduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

With a ranking of #7, Mississippi College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MC are $12,796 a year.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAMS are $17,652 per year.

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#9

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.

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#10

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Collegedale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 a year.

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Queens University of Charlotte landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Queens are $14,166 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Public Health students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
13 South University, Savannah Savannah, GA
14 Augusta University Augusta, GA
15 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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