2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
Public Health is the #22 most popular major in Florida with 2,030 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Florida 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of West Florida the best value school in Florida for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UWF graduate students pay an average of $9,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USF Tampa are $10,428 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UF are $12,737 a year.
UF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Florida. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Florida State are $11,553 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida State also did well on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNF are $10,364 a year.
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Florida International University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Florida A&M University graduate students pay an average of $9,876 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Barry University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Barry University are $17,910 per year.
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Nova Southeastern 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. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NUS Florida are $22,790 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,455 |
| Virginia | 1,071 |
| North Carolina | 1,477 |
| Tennessee | 390 |
| Kentucky | 371 |
| South Carolina | 859 |
| Louisiana | 362 |
| Arkansas | 233 |
| Alabama | 700 |
| Mississippi | 219 |
| West Virginia | 352 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 14 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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