2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. 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 Colorado, there were 346 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,467 and $35,628 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Colorado State

#2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public Health Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (With Aid)

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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