2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 173 public health/community nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 public health/community nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health/community nurse/nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health/community nurse/nursing programs and cost less that 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/community nurse/nursing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach, California

$17,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB also made our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CSULB Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Report

#2

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s public health/community nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Full University of California - Irvine Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (Income $75-$110k)

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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