2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,781 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community health and preventive medicine. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community health and preventive medicine programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s list. La Crosse, Wisconsin 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 56 students in 2019-2020.
UW - La Crosse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW - La Crosse is $14,580 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s. Brookings, South Dakota 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 14 students in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State also took the #16 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s. Eau Claire, Wisconsin 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 10 students in 2019-2020.
UW - Eau Claire also took the #9 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,020 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend UW - Eau Claire.
Full University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
Out of the 38 schools in the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bemidji State University is a small school located in Bemidji, Minnesota that handed out 7 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bemidji State University, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
Full Bemidji State University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students list, Monroe College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Monroe College is $11,323 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.
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With a ranking of #6, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 20 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University also took the #18 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend St. Cloud State University.
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National University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students list, National University has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full National University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is $19,065 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
Full Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
SUNY Cortland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.
SUNY Cortland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,705 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend SUNY Cortland.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 SUNY Cortland
Rasmussen University - Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rasmussen University - Florida is located in Ocala, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,144 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
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University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 206 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend University of Florida.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at UF
Governors State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Governors State University is a small school located in University Park, Illinois that handed out 50 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
GSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,077 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students per year to attend Governors State University.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BGSU is $18,394 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.
Utah Valley University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UVU is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 78 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $9,159 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
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With a ranking of #15, Murray State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Murray State is $11,390 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan is $15,924 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
Full Eastern Michigan University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
Louisiana State University - Shreveport ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s 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.
It costs about $8,952 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport.
Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
With a ranking of #18, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 17 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Saint Paul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Saint Paul is $16,245 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.
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Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 42 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students list, FGCU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,606 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Kean University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kean University is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 4 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
Kean also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $18,604 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend Kean University.
Full Kean University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 76 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia College & State University is $19,691 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Georgia College
St Catherine University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.
St. Kate’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,078 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend St. Kate’s.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at St Catherine University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 193 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UIUC is $15,880 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Kentucky University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for IU Bloomington is $13,253 for bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full IU Bloomington Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
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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%.
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- *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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