2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia 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 a Doctorate in Virginia 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 Virginia, there were 939 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,433 and $36,438 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree public health students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

#1

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$21,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

Read full report on Public Health at GMU

#3

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health at Virginia Commonwealth University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k)

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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