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2027 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in Delaware

[Community Health and Preventive Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/community-health-and-preventive-medicine/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong community health and preventive medicine education at a price that pays off.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for community health and preventive medicine students.

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• Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in Delaware

2027 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in Delaware

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in community health and preventive medicine, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools

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Delaware State University
Dover, DE

$10,670 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$49,307 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Delaware State University the best value for a degree in community health and preventive medicine in Delaware. Set in the city of Dover, Delaware State University is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,670, with out-of-state students paying around $20,634. Community Health And Preventive Medicine graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Community Health And Preventive Medicine graduates of Delaware State University earn a median of $41,572 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Roughly 47% of applicants are accepted.

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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

$12,630 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,054 Avg Student Debt

$53,844 Median Earnings (10yr)

Wilmington University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value community health and preventive medicine schools. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle. Students from in state pay about $12,630 in tuition and fees. Community Health And Preventive Medicine graduates carry a median of $26,054 in student loans. Early-career community health and preventive medicine graduates make about $57,142. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.