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2026 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/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value community health and preventive medicine schools.

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• Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in Delaware

2026 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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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

$12,630 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,054 Avg Student Debt

$53,844 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Wilmington University, our #1 best value for community health and preventive medicine in Delaware. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,630. Typical student debt for community health and preventive medicine graduates is $26,054. 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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Delaware State University
Dover, DE

$10,670 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$49,307 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in community health and preventive medicine will find it at Delaware State University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Dover, Delaware State University is a moderately-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $10,670, compared with $20,634 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the community health and preventive medicine program here. Early-career community health and preventive medicine graduates make about $41,572. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Roughly 47% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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 1 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.