2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Florida to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UF are $12,737 a year.
UF also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.
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Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USF Tampa are $10,428 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Florida. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida A&M University are $9,876 per year.
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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 large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
FIU graduate students pay an average of $11,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 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 large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U Miami are $41,036 a year.
U Miami not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.
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