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2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
635 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,318 people earned their degree in community health and preventive medicine, making the major the 270th most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 206 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $30-$48k list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,069 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Florida.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at University of Florida

#2

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 $30-$48k 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. It costs about $8,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.

Full FGCU Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#7 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the #3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized school located in Shreveport, Louisiana that handed out 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. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $7,698 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #4 spot on the list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 184 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $30-$48k list, GMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,060 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend George Mason University.

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%.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at George Mason University

#5

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#8 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,185 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Murray State University.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Murray State

#6

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Georgia College & State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,779 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Georgia College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Western Kentucky 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 $30-$48k list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $14,790 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Western Kentucky University

#8

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, Florida
#11 in overall quality

University of Florida-Online did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this small public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF Online, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF Online is $5,521 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Florida-Online Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#9

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Charleston Southern University came in at #9 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 $30-$48k ranking. Charleston Southern University is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 15 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,273 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CSU.

Full CSU Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#10

Davis & Elkins College

Elkins, West Virginia
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, 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 $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Elkins, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at D&E, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend D&E is $15,556 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Davis & Elkins College

#6 in overall quality

Rasmussen University - Florida came in at #11 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 $30-$48k ranking. Located in Ocala, Florida, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - Florida also took the #6 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,067 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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