2022 Best Value Master’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. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,446 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 724 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 16 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 106 students in 2019-2020.
Walden University also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri State also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.
UNMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska Medical Center are $26,961, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Public Health at University of Nebraska Medical Center
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Creighton, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.
St Catherine University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Kate’s is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 20 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Kate’s also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Kate’s are $17,400.
With a ranking of #7, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 9 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general public health students list, UND has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.
Read full report on General Public Health at University of North Dakota
Capella University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.
Capella University also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #14. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.
Read full report on General Public Health at Capella University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 74 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.
University of Iowa landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 43 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.
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Saint Louis University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s general public health degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general public health students list, SLU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 70 students in 2019-2020.
Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia General Public Health Report
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 22 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
KU also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 42 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #16. Average graduate tuition and fees at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine are $18,967, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Public Health at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
K -State also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.
A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.
A T Still University of Health Sciences did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at A T Still University of Health Sciences are $37,486, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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