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2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,067 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,398 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 5th in Washington. In fact, 621 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington to see which bachelor'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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Washington Institute of Technology the best value school in Washington for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $4,609 per year.

LWTech also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tacoma Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tacoma Community College are $4,929 a year.

Full Public Health at Tacoma Community College Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Washington. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

EWU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public health graduates from EWU take out $14,974 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $8,685 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $17,500 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $383, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UW Seattle not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

UW Tacoma undergraduate students pay an average of $12,196 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from UW Tacoma carry an average student debtload of $17,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $383, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UW Tacoma also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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#7

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

Walla Walla University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public health programs. Located in the suburb of College Place, Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Walla Walla U are $30,531 a year.

Full Public Health at Walla Walla University Report

#8

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Whitworth undergraduate students pay an average of $47,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
California 5,024
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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