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2026 Best Value Environmental Health Schools in Georgia

[Environmental Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/environmental-health/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for environmental health students.

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• Best Value Environmental Health Schools in Georgia

2026 Best Value Environmental Health Schools in Georgia

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in environmental health, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Environmental Health Schools

1

University Of Georgia
Athens, GA

$11,450 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$68,726 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Georgia earned the #1 spot for value among environmental health schools in Georgia. Set in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $11,450, while out-of-state students pay about $31,688. Typical student debt for environmental health graduates is $21,500. Soon after graduation, environmental health degree recipients from University Of Georgia generally make around $43,268. That is a strong return on a $21,500 median debt. University Of Georgia admits about 38% of applicants.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

$64,280 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,431 Avg Student Debt

$80,137 Median Earnings (10yr)

Emory University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value environmental health schools. Set in the city of Atlanta, Emory University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $64,280 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $19,431 to complete the environmental health program here. Early-career environmental health graduates make about $63,822. Set against $19,431 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 11% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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 · 3 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.