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2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
229 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southeast region, there were 8,859 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,888 and $33,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 229 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and cost less that 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 public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree public health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Public Health at American Public University System

#2

Roane State Community College

Harriman, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roane State Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Roane State Community College is a public institution located in Harriman, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Roane State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,417 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Roane State Community College.

Read full report on Public Health at Roane State Community College

#3

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s public health degrees to qualified students.

ICC also made our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $8,883 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Itawamba Community College.

Read full report on Public Health at Itawamba Community College

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Florida State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cocoa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

EFSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,130 for southeast region associate degree public health students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend EFSC.

Full Eastern Florida State College Public Health Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 13 associates’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is $21,172 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach Public Health Report

#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 90 diplomas to qualified associates’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $33,811 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Health students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Read full report on Public Health at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Florida Career College - Boynton Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Boynton Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s public health degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Florida Career College - Boynton Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

Read full report on Public Health at Florida Career College - Boynton Beach

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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%.

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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