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2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$25,516 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,398 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year. On average, public health graduates from BYU - I take out $15,230 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year. On average, public health graduates from BYU take out $12,556 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

Montana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $22,509 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year.

USU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Colorado State carry an average student debtload of $22,946.

Colorado State also made our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

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Weber State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $22,499 in student debt.

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Utah Valley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $19,272 in student debt.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah 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. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year. Public Health majors at U of U take out an average of $23,393 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Boise State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Carroll College

Helena, MT

Carroll College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public health programs. Located in the town of Helena, Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Carroll Montana undergraduate students pay an average of $38,106 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Carroll Montana also did well on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 228
Utah 561
Idaho 402
Montana 119
Wyoming 25

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

Public Health Concentrations

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

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 15 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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