2022 Best Vallue General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 20,721 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States.

Across Alabama, there were 549 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 292 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 4 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.

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 general public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income Over $110k) in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 173 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 12 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Health at The University of Alabama

#3

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

#4 in overall quality

$4,035 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 82 degrees to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia Southern University are $4,035, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Public Health at Columbia Southern University

#4

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$21,227 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making Over $110k. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Samford also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Health at Samford University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income Over $110k)

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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