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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$16,593 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,184 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, 297 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health

$9,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - La Crosse the best value school in Wisconsin for public health students. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - La Crosse are $9,195 per year. After completing their degree, public health graduates from UW - La Crosse carry an average student debtload of $26,500.

UW - La Crosse did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Health Schools in Wisconsin list.

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$8,874 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a great value for public health students. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Eau Claire are $8,874 a year.

UW - Eau Claire excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in Wisconsin list.

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$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for public health students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $10,720 per year.

UW - Madison did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Health Schools in Wisconsin list.

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$7,733 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Wisconsin list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Oshkosh are $7,733 a year.

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$31,952 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Wisconsin. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Concordia University, Wisconsin undergraduate students pay an average of $31,952 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,610 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $9,610 per year.

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#7

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI
$35,140 Average Tuition & Fees

Carroll University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha.

Carroll U undergraduate students pay an average of $35,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public health graduates from Carroll U take out $28,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Carroll U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in Wisconsin list.

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Medical College of Wisconsin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.

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$19,520 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wauwatosa.

Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa undergraduate students pay an average of $19,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public health graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa take out $32,285 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 9 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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