2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Other Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Public Health is the 233rd most popular major in the country with 3,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 323 other public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 other public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other public health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other 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 Other Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree other public health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s other public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Other Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Public Health at UChicago

#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s other public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Other Public Health Report

#3

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s other public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Other Public Health Report

#4

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Public Health Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s other public health degrees to qualified students.

UC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Other Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

Read full report on Other Public Health at UC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Health (Income $0-$30k)

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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