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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$17,217 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,428 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Tennessee 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.

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 Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools

$4,636 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Roane State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for public health students. Located in the distant town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Roane State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,636 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 per year.

Full Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$8,336 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tennessee State University is a great value for public health students. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,336 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 per year. On average, public health graduates from Middle Tennessee State University take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$10,634 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is a great value for public health students. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UTHSC are $10,634 a year.

Full Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Report

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Public Health Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

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$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

East Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at ETSU take out is $21,774.

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#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #8 on the list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.

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#9

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN
$23,210 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Adventist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Adventist are $23,210 per year.

Full Public Health at Southern Adventist University Report

$12,572 Average Tuition & Fees

Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Tennessee ranking. Baptist College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

Baptist College of Health Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $12,572 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Report

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges 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 13 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.

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