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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
327 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Epidemiology is the 298th most popular major in the country with 2,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 414 epidemiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 327 epidemiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the epidemiology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree epidemiology students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s epidemiology students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Epidemiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Epidemiology at UNC Chapel Hill

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s epidemiology degrees to qualified students.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Epidemiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Epidemiology at University of Florida

#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 15 masters’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Epidemiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Epidemiology at UofSC

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s epidemiology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree epidemiology students list, WVU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Epidemiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.

Read more about Epidemiology at West Virginia University

#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s epidemiology students in 2019-2020.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Epidemiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Epidemiology at UofL

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 97 masters’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also took the #3 spot in our “Best Epidemiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.

Read full report on Epidemiology at U Miami

#7

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s epidemiology degrees to 134 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Epidemiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory University Epidemiology Report

#8

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s epidemiology degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Epidemiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Epidemiology at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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.

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