2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
In 2020-2021, public health students earned 228 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado 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. 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.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU Anschutz are $9,384 a year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at CU Anschutz take out is $23,396.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #4 for overall quality for public health in Colorado.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for public health students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, public health majors at Colorado State accumulate an average of around $23,000 in student debt.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Health Schools in Colorado list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $39,610 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fort Lewis College is a great value for public health students. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FLC are $9,004 per year. Public Health majors at FLC take out an average of $18,523 in student loans while working on their egree.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Utah | 561 |
Idaho | 402 |
Montana | 119 |
Wyoming | 25 |
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 4 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.