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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$15,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 2,030 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Florida 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

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 2023 rankings named The University of West Florida the best value school in Florida for public health students working on their master’s degree. UWF is a large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

UWF graduate students pay an average of $9,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a year.

Full Public Health at Florida Atlantic University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $10,428 per year.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UF are $12,737 a year.

UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $11,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#6

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

UNF graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida A&M University are $9,876 per year.

Full Public Health at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Report

#9

Barry University

Miami, FL

With a ranking of #9, Barry University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Barry University are $17,910 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Barry University is ranked #5 for overall quality for public health in Florida.

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#10

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #10, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 per 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
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Alabama 700
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Arkansas 233

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 14 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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