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2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master's in the Southeast 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 Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,254 people earned their degree in environmental health, making the major the 409th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 295 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in environmental health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health in the Southeast Region

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality
$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.

ECU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality
$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 10 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality
$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Environmental Health Report

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality
$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 10 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340.

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#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality
$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Environmental Health Report

#6

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#8 in overall quality
$17,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Fort Valley State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 32 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

Fort Valley State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Valley State University are $17,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality
$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Emory University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental health students in 2019-2020.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory University Environmental Health Report

#8

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality
$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental health degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree environmental health students list, Tulane has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

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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%.

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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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