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2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,932 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general public health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general public 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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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree general public health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general public health degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree general public health students whose families make $0-$30k list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at Stanford

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general public health degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Read full report on General Public Health at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s general public health degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Berkeley General Public Health Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Public Health at University of California - Irvine

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general public health degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658.

Read more about General Public Health at SDSU

#7 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree general public health students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNLV has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas General Public Health Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 2 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at UH Manoa

#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

Read more about General Public Health at Oregon State University

#11 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general public health degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.

Full UNR General Public Health Report

#12 in overall quality

University of California - Merced did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. University of California - Merced is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s general public health degrees to qualified students.

UC Merced also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854.

Read full report on General Public Health at UC Merced

#11

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Portland State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at Portland State University

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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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