2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Doctorate in Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 1,349 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,908 and $40,920 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree public health students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$75,889 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

UGA also made our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Georgia

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$73,737 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia doctor’s degree public health students list, GaSou has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 5 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at Georgia State

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at Emory University

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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.

Credits

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