2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan 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 Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. 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 Michigan, there were 769 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,429 and $42,455 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at U-M

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 5 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

Read full report on Public Health at Wayne State University

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

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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