2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Georgia (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Georgia, there were 600 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general public health programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Georgia (With Aid)

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Public Health at University of Georgia

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 29 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Health at Georgia Southern University

#3

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

Full Georgia State University General Public Health Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (With Aid)

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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