2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Carolina. With 859 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track 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.

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 South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Carolina 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 South Carolina

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 South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Florida	2,030
North Carolina	1,477
Tennessee	390
Kentucky	371
Georgia	1,455
West Virginia	352
Virginia	1,071
Louisiana	362
Mississippi	219
Alabama	700
Arkansas	233

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
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 2 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.