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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$17,030 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

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

Public Health is the #43 most popular major in Tennessee with 390 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga the best value school in Tennessee for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Tennessee. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ETSU are $10,736 a year.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.

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#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Southern Adventist graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee State University are $10,732 per year.

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#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools 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
Kentucky 371
South Carolina 859
Louisiana 362
Arkansas 233
Alabama 700
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 352

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 8 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.

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