2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The public health/community nursing 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 Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach, California

$17,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health/Community Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 California State University - Long Beach 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 Getting Aid 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 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health/community nursing students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. 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.

Read full report on Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing at UC Irvine

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing (With Aid)

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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