2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 107 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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. 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 15% Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 per year.
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Out of the 107 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
UOHSC graduate students pay an average of $22,154 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Radford graduate students pay an average of $21,508 in tuition and fees each year.
Radford excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.
UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Samford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Samford are $21,575 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
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University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UPR Medical Sciences is a small public school located in the large city of San Juan.
UPR Medical Sciences graduate students pay an average of $10,613 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UAMS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAMS are $17,652 per year.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNM are $20,487 a year.
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With a ranking of #13, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.
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Thomas Jefferson University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public health programs. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Thomas Jefferson University graduate students pay an average of $22,644 in tuition and fees each year.
Thomas Jefferson University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.
UNLV graduate students pay an average of $22,698 in tuition and fees each year.
UNLV excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 5% of our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | Saint Louis University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 19 | Jackson State University | Jackson, MS |
| 20 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO |
| 20 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Brooklyn, NY |
Public Health by Region
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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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