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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

56 Colleges
$12,448 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,279 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

With 40,596 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools

$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.

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$5,010 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,010 in tuition and fees each year.

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$5,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 56 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year.

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#4

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN
$6,041 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year.

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#5

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

The excellent programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bellevue University are $8,310 a year.

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$6,028 Average Tuition & Fees

Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OTC are $6,028 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Park University

Parkville, MO
$8,853 Average Tuition & Fees

Park University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in tuition and fees each year.

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Bemidji State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bemidji State University are $9,806 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bemidji State University also did well on our Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$36,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 per year.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Iowa 310
Nebraska 149
Missouri 888
Kansas 107
South Dakota 45
North Dakota 46

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

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 25 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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