2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 939 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,433 and $36,438 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia”.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Virginia

#1

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$21,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Radford University is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

Radford also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Radford University

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

VCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at Virginia Commonwealth University

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GMU 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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