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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Tennessee (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
236 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Tennessee, there were 403 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,733 and $44,367 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 236 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree public health students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Tennessee (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 3 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Public Health Report

#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 67 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at ETSU

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 59 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.

Read full report on Public Health at Vanderbilt

#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Memphis Public Health Report

#6

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860.

Full Tennessee State University Public Health Report

With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#8

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist University are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at Southern Adventist

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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