2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Plains States region, there were 1,446 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 181 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree general public health students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Plains States Region

#1

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,716 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 169 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Walden University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at Walden University

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 9 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Louis University General Public Health Report

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at Washington University in St Louis

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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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