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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$22,969 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montana Tech are $19,429 per year.

Montana Tech also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Westminster College Salt Lake graduate students pay an average of $16,689 in tuition and fees each year.

Westminster College Salt Lake excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Weber State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $18,226 per year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UM are $24,096 a year.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 228
Utah 561
Idaho 402
Montana 119
Wyoming 25

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 12 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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