2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (Income $48-$75k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing is the 421st most popular major in the country with 1,588 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 public health/community nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health/community nurse/nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health/community nurse/nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health/community nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree public health/community nursing students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s public health/community nursing degrees to qualified students.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

Omaha, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$12,438 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Nebraska Methodist College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nebraska Methodist College are $12,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing at Nebraska Methodist College

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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