2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,657 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,250 and $28,581 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 12 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Health in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

College of Western Idaho

Nampa, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$6,711 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 2 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

CWI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CWI is $6,711 for rocky mountains region associate degree public health students.

Read full report on Public Health at College of Western Idaho

#2

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$9,159 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Utah Valley University is $9,159 for rocky mountains region associate degree public health students.

Read full report on Public Health at UVU

#3

Snow College

Ephraim, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$8,592 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Snow College also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Snow College is $8,592 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Public Health students.

Full Snow College 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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