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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,996 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 371 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kentucky 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Murray State University the best value school in Kentucky for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Murray State carry an average student debtload of $23,383.

Read full report on Public Health at Murray State University

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $12,370 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from UofL carry an average student debtload of $23,476.

UofL also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

Full Public Health at University of Louisville Report

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at WKU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,518.

Full Public Health at Western Kentucky University Report

#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $365, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

Full Public Health at University of Kentucky Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great value for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $9,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public health graduates from Eastern take out $25,872 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $117.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges 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
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Alabama 700
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

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 5 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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