2022 Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public health/community nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health/community nurse/nursing programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (With Aid)

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 6 doctorate’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Full U-M Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Report

#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 Getting Aid. Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 1 doctorate’s public health/community nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Nebraska Methodist College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health are $12,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 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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