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

10 Ranked Colleges
692 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master's in Georgia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 1,349 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,908 and $40,920 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 692 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 10 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 59 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health at UGA

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 27 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at GaSou

#3

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the #3 spot on the list. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Augusta University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712.

Full Augusta University Public Health Report

#4

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 110 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia State Public Health Report

#5

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 59 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264.

Full Mercer Public Health Report

#5 in overall quality

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia ranking, coming in at #6. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 11 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree public health students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#7

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia

Fort Valley State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

Fort Valley State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Valley State University are $17,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at Fort Valley State University

#8

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia

With a ranking of #8, Morehouse School of Medicine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 29 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

MSM also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Morehouse School of Medicine are $27,802.

Read full report on Public Health at MSM

#9

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Emory University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 327 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree public health students list, Emory has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory University Public Health Report

#10 in overall quality

South University’s online programs ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

South University’s online programs did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South University’s online programs are $14,520, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at South University’s online programs

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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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