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2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Great Lakes region, there were 4,716 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,391 and $36,986 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree public health students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Public Health Report

University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 34 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

Full Wayne State University Public Health Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#6 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

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#9 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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