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2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$29,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Health is the #16 most popular major in the country with 19,473 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNMC are $26,961 a year.

Full Public Health at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

Full Public Health at University of Iowa Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

WUSTL also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Health at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 683
Minnesota 740
Iowa 193
Kansas 60
Nebraska 98
North Dakota 29
South Dakota 27

Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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