2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Alabama, there were 621 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,600 and $25,850 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 361 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 4 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,537 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 230 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Public Health Report

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 24 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Alabama

#3

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$21,227 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 22 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Samford also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Samford University Public Health Report

#4

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

#4 in overall quality

$4,035 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia Southern University are $4,035, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at Columbia Southern 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.

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