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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,602 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 390 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 10th 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 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 Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee State University are $8,336 a year.

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Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Middle Tennessee State University accumulate an average of around $30,239 in student debt.

Full Public Health at Middle Tennessee State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ETSU are $9,438 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at ETSU accumulate an average of around $24,577 in student debt.

Read full report on Public Health at East Tennessee State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Baptist College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

Baptist College of Health Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $12,572 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Christian Brothers are $34,820 per year.

Full Public Health at Christian Brothers University Report

#5

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Belmont are $38,430 per year.

Belmont not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

Read full report on Public Health at Belmont 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
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Alabama 700
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 6 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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