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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$16,047 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,398 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 2,030 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Florida 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. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

Our analysis found St Petersburg College to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Florida. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPC are $2,682 a year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at SPC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,785.

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#2

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 16 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida-Online landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UF Online undergraduate students pay an average of $3,876 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from UF Online carry an average student debtload of $19,060. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $248.

UF Online also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Florida State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EFSC are $2,791 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at EFSC accumulate an average of around $26,289 in student debt.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF are $6,381 a year. On average, public health graduates from UF take out $19,060 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $248.

UF also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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Out of the 16 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Public Health majors at USF Tampa take out an average of $25,527 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $205, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

USF Tampa also made our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $6,517 per year.

Florida State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FGCU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FGCU are $6,118 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from FGCU carry an average student debtload of $17,529.

FGCU also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Rasmussen University - Florida 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 city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Florida are $13,635 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida carry an average student debtload of $36,999.

Rasmussen University - Florida did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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With a ranking of #9, Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida National University - Main Campus are $13,688 a year. On average, public health graduates from Florida National University - Main Campus take out $42,687 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public health programs. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are $22,000 a year. On average, public health graduates from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale take out $51,444 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Alabama 700
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Arkansas 233

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

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 16 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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