2027 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate’s Degree Schools

[Community Health and Preventive Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/community-health-and-preventive-medicine/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value community health and preventive medicine schools.
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2027 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the community health and preventive medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools
Our analysis ranked Utah Valley University the best value for a degree in community health and preventive medicine in the United States. Located in the city of Orem, Utah Valley University is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $6,507, compared with $18,489 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $14,541 to complete the community health and preventive medicine program here. Soon after graduation, community health and preventive medicine degree recipients from Utah Valley University generally make around $38,102. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Cincinnati Main Campus earned it the #2 place for community health and preventive medicine. University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati. Students from in state pay about $13,363 in tuition and fees, compared with $28,697 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $28,625 to complete the community health and preventive medicine program here. Soon after graduation, community health and preventive medicine degree recipients from University Of Cincinnati Main Campus generally make around $55,859. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 85%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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