2023 Best Value Public Health Basic Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Basic Certificate School for You
Public Health is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 40,596 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Public Health Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Central Arizona College to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.
Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,160 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pinal County Community College also did well on our Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great value for public health students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeast are $5,010 a year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Cabrillo College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cabrillo College are $8,630 a year.
Cabrillo College also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canada College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Redwood City, Canada College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Canada College are $9,006 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Canada College also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City College of San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Basic Certificate Schools list. City College of San Francisco is a large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at City College of San Francisco are $8,704 a year.
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Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate public health programs. SRJC is a large public school located in the city of Santa Rosa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SRJC are $8,952 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SRJC also did well on our Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Quincy College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate public health programs. Located in the suburb of Quincy, Quincy College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,176 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LWTech are $10,146 a year.
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Missouri Southern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri Southern are $15,896 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Missouri Southern also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools ranking.
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With a ranking of #10, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their basic certificate. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.
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Majors Related to Public Health
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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