2022 Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,180 people earned their degree in epidemiology, making the major the 298th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 137 epidemiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 epidemiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in epidemiology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent epidemiology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the epidemiology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees to qualified students.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Epidemiology at Pitt

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple University Epidemiology Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #2 spot on the list. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #3 spot in our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Epidemiology at Drexel

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UPenn Epidemiology Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel.

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