2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 2,403 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,207 and $43,048 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 251 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 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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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 the Plains States Region”.
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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree public health students.
Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Capella University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 171 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Walden University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree public health students list, SLU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree public health students list, UNMC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska Medical Center are $26,961.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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