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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$35,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Environmental Health is the 409th most popular major in the country with 1,254 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 295 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental health 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 environmental health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental health degrees to qualified students.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

Read more about Environmental Health at University of Georgia

#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Emory Environmental Health Report

#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Health at UofSC

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 3 doctorate’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Health at UAB

#5

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree environmental health students whose families make $48-$75k list, ETSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679.

Full East Tennessee State University Environmental Health Report

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental health students in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

Read more about Environmental Health at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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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