2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Public Health Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Coast University - Orange County the best value school in the Far Western US Region for public health students. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Coast University - Orange County are $22,516 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Touro University California is a great value for public health students. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.
The excellent programs at California State University - San Marcos helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSUSM are $19,607 a year.
The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.
UC Berkeley also made our Best Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
Cal Baptist undergraduate students pay an average of $37,018 in tuition and fees each year.
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCLA are $43,012 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
San Diego State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.
SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.
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National University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
National University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.
California State University - Fresno came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fresno State are $18,533 a year.
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Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,867 |
| Washington | 197 |
| Oregon | 233 |
| Nevada | 114 |
| Hawaii | 30 |
| Alaska | 41 |
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
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 25 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).
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