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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$17,030 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 390 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 10th 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee 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.

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 Tennessee

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 Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga the best value school in Tennessee for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 a year.

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

Full Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Middle Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Tennessee. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

ETSU graduate students pay an average of $10,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

With a ranking of #6, Southern Adventist 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 Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 per year.

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#7

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #7, Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee State University are $10,732 a year.

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#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #8, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.

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

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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
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Alabama 700
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 8 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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