2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Oklahoma
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
In 2020-2021, public health students earned 312 degrees and certificates from an Oklahoma school, making the subject the 5th in the state.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Schools in Oklahoma to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Oklahoma 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Oklahoma Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center the best value school in Oklahoma for public health students. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOHSC are $8,004 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCO are $8,030 a year. While working on their degree, public health majors at UCO accumulate an average of around $23,117 in student debt.
UCO did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Health Schools in Oklahoma list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern State University is a great value for public health students. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $7,115 a year. While working on their degree, public health majors at NSU accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NSU is ranked #2 for overall quality for public health in Oklahoma.
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The excellent programs at Oklahoma City Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Oklahoma. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCCC are $4,059 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public school with a small student population.
ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Oklahoma ranking. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $9,312 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, public health graduates from OSU carry an average student debtload of $22,737. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $383.
OSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Schools in Oklahoma list.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University 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. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.
SWOSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,913 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Langston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Langston University is a small public school located in the rural area of Langston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Langston University are $6,509 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 2,111 |
Arizona | 1,067 |
New Mexico | 159 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 9 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.