2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Health in Missouri

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 Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Missouri, there were 692 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,160 and $39,886 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,631 and $21,057 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in Missouri” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health programs, but they also cost less that 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 Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri associate degree public health students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Health in Missouri

#1

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$7,908 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

OTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for OTC is $7,908 for Missouri Associate Degree Public Health students.

Read more about Public Health at Ozarks Technical Community College

#2

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$2,993 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Charles Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in Missouri list. SCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Cottleville, Missouri. It awarded 1 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

SCC also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend SCC is $2,993 for missouri associate degree public health students.

Read full report on Public Health at SCC

#3

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$8,362 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers College landed the #3 spot on the list. Poplar Bluff, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Three Rivers College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Three Rivers College is $8,362 for Missouri Associate Degree Public Health students.

Full Three Rivers 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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