2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Alabama

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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 Alabama, there were 549 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 292 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general public health programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 173 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188.

Full UAB General Public Health Report

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 12 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Health at The University of Alabama

#3

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$21,227 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

Samford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Public Health at Samford

#4

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

#4 in overall quality

$4,035 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 82 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia Southern University are $4,035, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia Southern University General Public Health Report

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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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