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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 120 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 68 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 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.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students per year to attend South Dakota State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#2

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.

Bemidji State University also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.

Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Bemidji State University

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.

Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at St. Cloud State University

#4

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students list, Concordia University, Saint Paul has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul is $16,245 for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.

Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#5

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St. Kate’s is $19,078 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students.

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%.

Full St. Kate’s Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Drury University - CCPS is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.

Drury University - CCPS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Drury University - CCPS is $13,233 for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students.

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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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