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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$22,093 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,398 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 4th in Minnesota. In fact, 962 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Minnesota

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Winona State are $10,184 a year. On average, public health graduates from Winona State take out $23,313 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great value for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from St. Cloud State University carry an average student debtload of $18,463.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,806 per year.

Bemidji State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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Out of the 10 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $13,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMN Duluth did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Public Health at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Capella University are $14,148 a year.

Capella University also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Full Public Health at Capella University Report

With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $23,900 per year.

Full Public Health at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

#8

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine 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 #8 on the list. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Kate’s are $35,532 per year. Public Health majors at St. Kate's take out an average of $31,629 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Public Health at St Catherine University Report

With a ranking of #9, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UST MN are $48,329 a year.

UST MN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

Read full report on Public Health at University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU MN are $39,410 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Iowa 310
Missouri 888
Nebraska 149
Kansas 107
South Dakota 45
North Dakota 46

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 10 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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