2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

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 General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 20,721 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 282 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Tennessee

#1

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 4 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also made our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Health at ETSU

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s general public health degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our tennessee doctor’s degree general public health students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general public health degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Public Health at University of Memphis

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health

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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