2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness

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 Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,006 people earned their degree in general health and wellness, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general health and wellness. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general health and wellness programs that also have a lower cost than 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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The health and wellness school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate”.

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Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree health and wellness students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness

#1

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$18,508 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. California University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in California, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 doctorate’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal U also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal U are $18,508, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California University of Pennsylvania General Health & Wellness Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 4 doctorate’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at University of Arkansas

#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California

#1 in overall quality

$30,640 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Loma Linda, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loma Linda University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Loma Linda University General Health & Wellness Report

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 Sandra M. Palumbo.

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