2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,676 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 10 associates’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Paul College is $12,676 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Public Health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Saint Paul College General Public Health Report

#2

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$9,455 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 associates’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast also made our “Best General Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Northeast is $9,455 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Public Health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Northeast Community College General Public Health Report

#3

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$14,817 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general public health degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree general public health students whose families make $48-$75k list, Butler CC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,817 for plains states region associate degree general public health students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Butler CC.

Read full report on General Public Health at Butler CC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $48-$75k)

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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