2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Public Health/International Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,540 people earned their degree in international public health/international health, making the major the 426th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 250 international public health/international health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 international public health/international health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in international public health/international health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international public health/international health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international public health/international health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Public Health/International Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$-7,808 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 47 bachelors’s international public health/international health degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Public Health/International Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Duke University is $-7,808 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international public health/international health students whose families make $0-$30k. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full Duke International Public Health/International Health Report

#2

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$17,437 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Public Health/International Health Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s international public health/international health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Public Health/International Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mercer University is $17,437 for southeast region bachelor’s degree international public health/international health students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Mercer International Public Health/International Health Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Public Health/International Health (Income $0-$30k)

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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