2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,446 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general public health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$6,726 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 1 associates’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $6,726 for plains states region associate degree general public health students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northeast Community College.

Read more about General Public Health at Northeast

#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,901 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 10 associates’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,901 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Public Health students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Saint Paul College.

Full Saint Paul College General Public Health Report

#3

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$12,351 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Butler CC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Butler CC is $12,351 for plains states region associate degree general public health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Public Health at Butler CC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Public 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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