2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Alaska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 3rd in Alaska. In fact, 107 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Alaska ranking.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the public health programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Public Health School

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK

86 Degrees

#1 in Quality in Alaska

$8,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAA are $8,750 a year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UAA take out is $14,649.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAA is ranked #1 for overall quality for public health in Alaska.

Full Public Health at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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