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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

11 Ranked Colleges
635 Degrees Awarded
$11,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine is the 270th most popular major in the country with 2,318 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 723 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 635 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in community health and preventive medicine. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent community health and preventive medicine 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 community health and preventive medicine program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 206 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UF is $1,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at University of Florida

#2

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $0-$30k list, FGCU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Gulf Coast University is $7,824 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 15 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport also took the #7 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,200 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 184 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,204 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend GMU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, 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 86%.

Full George Mason University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#5

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $0-$30k list, Murray State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $8,839 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Murray State Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Western Kentucky University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 21 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WKU is $11,714 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full WKU Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#7

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Georgia College & State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $0-$30k list, Georgia College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,092 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Georgia College.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Georgia College & State University

#8

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, Florida
#11 in overall quality

University of Florida-Online came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this small public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

UF Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UF Online is $4,289 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Online Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#9

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Charleston Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $0-$30k list, CSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSU is $14,652 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Charleston Southern University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#6 in overall quality

Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Ocala, Florida, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - Florida also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $18,893 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Rasmussen University - Florida

#11

Davis & Elkins College

Elkins, West Virginia
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Davis & Elkins College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Elkins, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

D&E did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Davis & Elkins College is $16,077 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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