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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$15,120 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

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

Public Health is the #20 most popular major in Alabama with 700 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Alabama 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.

Full Public Health at Columbia Southern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

UAB also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #5.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 5 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.

UA also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Samford University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Samford are $21,575 per year.

Samford also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.

Read full report on Public Health at Samford University

#5

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tuskegee University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Tuskegee, Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tuskegee are $23,398 per year.

Full Public Health at Tuskegee University Report

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 352

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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