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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine is the 270th most popular major in the country with 2,318 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 120 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in community health and preventive medicine. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community health and preventive medicine 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 community health and preventive medicine 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 Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students with aid.

Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Saint Cloud State University

#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine students in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St Catherine University is $19,078 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Community Health and Preventive Medicine students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Kate’s Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#3

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Bemidji State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students with aid.

Full Bemidji State University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#5

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 17 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Saint Paul also took the #4 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Saint Paul is $16,245 for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students with aid.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#6 in overall quality

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students with aid list, Drury University - CCPS has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,233 for plains states region bachelor’s degree community health and preventive medicine students with aid per year to attend Drury University - CCPS.

Read more about Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies

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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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