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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$14,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,603 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health 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 Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Florida to see which 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.

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 Schools in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools

#1

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL
$2,682 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named St Petersburg College the best value school in Florida for public health students. SPC is a very large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $2,682 per year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at SPC take out is $33,748.

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#2

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL
$3,876 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida-Online. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF Online are $3,876 a year. On average, public health graduates from UF Online take out $18,087 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $248.

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$2,506 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hillsborough Community College is a great value for public health students. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $2,506 per year.

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$2,791 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Florida State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

EFSC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,791 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, public health graduates from EFSC carry an average student debtload of $22,500.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $6,381 per year. Public Health majors at UF take out an average of $18,087 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $248.

UF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Health Schools in Florida list.

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$6,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FGCU are $6,118 per year. Public Health majors at FGCU take out an average of $18,795 in student loans while working on their egree.

FGCU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in Florida list.

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$6,410 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, public health graduates from USF Tampa carry an average student debtload of $23,555. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $205, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

USF Tampa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Schools in Florida list.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Florida State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Health Schools in Florida list.

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$5,776 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, The University of West Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. UWF is a large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWF are $5,776 per year.

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#10

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$4,879 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida Atlantic University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Florida ranking. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FAU are $4,879 a 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 28 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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