2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Health & Wellness is the 159th most popular major in the country with 5,006 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,475 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 94 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general health and wellness programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general health and wellness program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a small public school situated in Crookston, Minnesota. It awarded 10 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Crookston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at University of Minnesota - Crookston
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.
UW - La Crosse also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,580 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend UW - La Crosse.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - La Crosse General Health & Wellness Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 433 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, Purdue University Global has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Purdue University Global
Out of the 94 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.
UW - River Falls also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,748 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls General Health & Wellness Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SRU is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SRU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SRU is $19,926 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Full Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania General Health & Wellness Report
With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 65 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Arizona State University - Skysong
South Dakota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at South Dakota State University
University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 26 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Stout not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stout is $15,839 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at University of Wisconsin - Stout
With a ranking of #9, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $14,465 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
With a ranking of #11, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 214 students in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #12, Bellevue College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BC is located in Bellevue, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $7,870 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend Bellevue College.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Bellevue College
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 101 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $9,617 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Full Texas Woman’s University General Health & Wellness Report
Buffalo State ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.
Buffalo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,960 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend Buffalo State.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Buffalo State
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,514 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at UT Rio Grande Valley
University of Holy Cross did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. UHC is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UHC is $16,466 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at University of Holy Cross
Granite State College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Granite State College is $12,507 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Granite State College
University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 344 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
UNR also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of Nevada - Reno is $15,081 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio General Health & Wellness Report
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Sam Houston State University
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Shepherd University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Shepherd University is a public institution located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,021 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students per year to attend Shepherd University.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Shepherd University
With a ranking of #23, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana University - South Bend is a public institution located in South Bend, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - South Bend is $8,717 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Indiana University - South Bend
With a ranking of #24, Lamar University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,311 for Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend Lamar University.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Lamar University
Towson University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 107 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, Towson has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Towson University is $18,233 for bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Towson University
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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%.
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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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