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2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

11 Ranked Colleges
635 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the community health and preventive medicine program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the Southeast Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized school located in Ocala, Florida that handed out 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 $19,144 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.

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

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 206 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full UF Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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.

Murray State also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $11,390 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $8,952 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.

Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#5

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FGCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Florida Gulf Coast University

#6

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Georgia College & State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia College & State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 76 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,691 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students 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 more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Georgia College & State University

#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 184 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine 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. The yearly cost to attend GMU is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at GMU

#9

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Charleston Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Charleston Southern University is $17,804 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.

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#10

Davis & Elkins College

Elkins, West Virginia
#10 in overall quality

Davis & Elkins College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Davis & Elkins College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elkins, West Virginia. It awarded 2 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 list, D&E has also earned the #10 rank 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 $17,388 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at D&E

#11

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 ranking, coming in at #11. UF Online is a small public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 25 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 list, UF Online has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida-Online is $7,492 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.

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 UF Online

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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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