2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s
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General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,663 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 169 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general public health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree general public health students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2019-2020.
BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree general public health students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 169 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,222 for bachelor’s degree general public health students per year to attend American Military University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Read more about General Public Health at American Military University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 145 students in 2019-2020.
SRU also made our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is $19,926 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
Read full report on General Public Health at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 244 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, USF Tampa is in the top on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for bachelor’s degree general public 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 321 students in 2019-2020.
CSUN also took the #25 spot in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Northridge is $8,414 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Northridge General Public Health Report
Georgia Southern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
Full Georgia Southern University General Public Health Report
Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 306 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,915 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students per year to attend Northern Arizona University.
Full Northern Arizona University General Public Health Report
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NIU is $18,259 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
Read full report on General Public Health at Northern Illinois University
Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. SNHU is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 103 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern New Hampshire University is $41,095 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,923 for bachelor’s degree general public health students per year to attend Southern Miss.
Sam Houston State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,617 for bachelor’s degree general public health students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 231 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $13,853 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students per year to attend UTSA.
With a ranking of #13, Walden University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 27 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, San Jose State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 221 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general public health students list, San Jose State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,928 for bachelor’s degree general public health students per year to attend San Jose State University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNCW is $19,055 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
Appalachian State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for bachelor’s degree general public health students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Public Health at Appalachian State University
University of Florida landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general public health students list, UF has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students per year to attend University of Florida.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read full report on General Public Health at University of Florida
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 21 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska at Omaha is $14,040 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
Excelsior University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Albany, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2019-2020.
Read more about General Public Health at Excelsior University
With a ranking of #21, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
Lindenwood University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,491 for bachelor’s degree general public health students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public health students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general public health students list, WCUPA has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Chester University of Pennsylvania is $22,495 for bachelor’s degree general public health students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Utah State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend USU is $13,634 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students.
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general public health degrees to 103 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,953 for Bachelor’s Degree General Public Health students per year to attend UAB.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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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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