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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,660 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,398 Avg Salary

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

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alabama. With 700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Alabama 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. 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama

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 Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Health

Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Alabama. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAB are $8,568 per year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UAB take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,118. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $230.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UA undergraduate students pay an average of $11,620 in in-state tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $860, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Montgomery. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. South University, Montgomery is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Montgomery.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South University, Montgomery are $18,000 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from South University, Montgomery carry an average student debtload of $48,370.

Full Public Health at South University, Montgomery Report

#4

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Samford undergraduate students pay an average of $35,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Samford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Public Health at Samford University

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
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Georgia 1,455
Kentucky 371
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Arkansas 233

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

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 4 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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