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2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$8,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 36 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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 community health and preventive medicine program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The community health and preventive medicine 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 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate”.

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Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree community health and preventive medicine students.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine

#1

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinsigamond Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Quinsigamond Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Quinsigamond Community College is $7,528 for Associate Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.

Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Quinsigamond Community College

#2

Howard Community College

Columbia, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate list. HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.

HCC also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,823 for associate degree community health and preventive medicine students per year to attend Howard Community College.

Full HCC Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#3

South Suburban College

South Holland, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, South Suburban College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in South Holland, Illinois, and it awarded 2 associates’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

SSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend South Suburban College is $4,746 for associate degree community health and preventive medicine students.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at South Suburban College

#4

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Coon Rapids, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate. Located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,890 for Associate Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus.

Full Anoka-Ramsey Community College Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#5

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 2 associates’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $10,165 for Associate Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.

Full AWC Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#4 in overall quality

Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Utah Valley University is $9,159 for Associate Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.

Full Utah Valley University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

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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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