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2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$31,955 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,078 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

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. 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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical College of Wisconsin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Medical College of Wisconsin are $30,150 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #3 for overall quality for public health in the Great Lakes Region .

Read full report on Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago 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 #6 on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIC are $28,468 a year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.

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Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus 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. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $25,651 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,675
Ohio 985
Michigan 992
Indiana 860
Wisconsin 297

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 13 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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