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

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 Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,403 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,207 and $43,048 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 251 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at WUSTL

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 6 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree public health students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 5 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Read more about Public Health at Iowa

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#5 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074.

Full SLU Public Health Report

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$82,440 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 56 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Read full report on Public Health at Capella University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for 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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