2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Public Health/International Health in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,540 people earned their degree in international public health/international health, making the major the 426th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 16 international public health/international health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 international public health/international health graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international public health/international health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international public health/international health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Public Health/International Health in the Plains States Region

#1

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$22,497 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union College Nebraska. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Union College Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Union College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Public Health/International Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Union College Nebraska is $22,497 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree International Public Health/International Health students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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