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2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
692 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master's in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Georgia 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 Georgia, there were 1,349 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,908 and $40,920 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 692 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k) in Georgia

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality
$20,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Augusta University also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality
$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality
$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$44,102 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 59 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality
$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$55,997 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 327 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health at Emory

#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#7 in overall quality
$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$41,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004.

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#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality
$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$46,321 Average Early-Career Earnings

Georgia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 110 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790.

Read more about Public Health at Georgia State University

#7

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#3 in overall quality
$15,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$44,021 Average Early-Career Earnings

Mercer University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 59 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mercer Public Health Report

#8

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#9 in overall quality
$17,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$34,526 Average Early-Career Earnings

Fort Valley State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Fort Valley, Georgia, this small public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Fort Valley State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Valley State University are $17,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at Fort Valley State University

#9

South University's online programs

Savannah, Georgia
#10 in overall quality
$14,520 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

South University’s online programs landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. South University’s online programs is a private for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South University’s online programs, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South University’s online programs are $14,520.

Read more about Public Health at South University’s online programs

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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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