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2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$17,037 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,078 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 2,030 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Florida 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida

Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best value school in Florida for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $12,737 per year.

UF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Florida

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $10,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Florida A&M University are $9,876 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.

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#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U Miami are $41,036 a year.

U Miami did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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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
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Alabama 700
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Arkansas 233

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 5 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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