2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,006 people earned their degree in general health and wellness, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general health and wellness. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general health and wellness 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 general health and wellness program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank General Health & Wellness Schools

The health and wellness 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 Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at University of Arkansas

#2

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$18,508 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in California, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

Cal U also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal U are $18,508.

Full Cal U General Health & Wellness Report

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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