2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Kentucky

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in Kentucky” 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 Kentucky, there were 407 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,850 and $28,635 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 105 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,790 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at University of Kentucky

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,289 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 27 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340.

Read full report on Public Health at Western Kentucky University

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,984 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofL Public Health Report

#4

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#4 in overall quality

$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,369 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at Eastern Kentucky 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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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