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2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” 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 South Carolina, there were 847 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,650 and $30,854 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina doctor’s degree public health students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofSC Public Health Report

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

Clemson also made our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Clemson University

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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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