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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$15,120 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

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

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alabama. With 700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Alabama to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for public health students working on their master’s degree. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UAB did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Alabama. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UA graduate students pay an average of $11,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Alabama

#4

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Samford graduate students pay an average of $21,575 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Samford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Public Health at Samford University

#5

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Tuskegee University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Alabama. Located in the town of Tuskegee, Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Tuskegee graduate students pay an average of $23,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Georgia 1,455
Kentucky 371
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Arkansas 233

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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