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2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
229 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 8,859 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,888 and $33,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 229 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Health in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 50 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,222 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students with aid per year to attend American Military University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Public Health at American Public University System

#2

Roane State Community College

Harriman, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roane State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Harriman, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree public health students with aid list, Roane State Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Roane State Community College is $4,104 for southeast region associate degree public health students with aid.

Full Roane State Community College Public Health Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. HCC is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.

HCC also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $3,238 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students with aid per year to attend HCC.

Read more about Public Health at Hillsborough Community College

#4

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. ICC is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 5 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students with aid per year to attend ICC.

Read more about Public Health at ICC

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Florida State College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cocoa, Florida, and it awarded 2 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

EFSC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,955 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students with aid per year to attend Eastern Florida State College.

Full EFSC Public Health Report

Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is $14,839 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Public Health at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach

Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small school located in Hialeah, Florida that handed out 46 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida National University - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida National University - Main Campus is $20,586 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students with aid.

Read more about Public Health at Florida National University - Main Campus

#8

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

With a ranking of #8, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $33,428 for southeast region associate degree public health students with aid per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Public Health Report

Florida Career College - Miami landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Florida Career College - Miami is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 3 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Career College - Miami also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $31,293 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students with aid per year to attend Florida Career College - Miami.

Read more about Public Health at Florida Career College - Miami

Florida Career College - Hialeah did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Florida Career College - Hialeah is a small private for-profit school situated in Hialeah, Florida. It awarded 3 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Career College - Hialeah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $31,857 for southeast region associate degree public health students with aid per year to attend Florida Career College - Hialeah.

Read more about Public Health at Florida Career College - Hialeah

#11

Florida Career College - Boynton Beach

Boynton Beach, Florida

Florida Career College - Boynton Beach landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Florida Career College - Boynton Beach is a small school located in Boynton Beach, Florida that handed out 3 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Career College - Boynton Beach also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Career College - Boynton Beach is $26,756 for southeast region associate degree public health students with aid.

Read more about Public Health at Florida Career College - Boynton Beach

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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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