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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$16,488 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,701 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Public Health is the #25 most popular major in Ohio with 394 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Public Health Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Ohio 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools

$35,366 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Baldwin Wallace University the best value school in Ohio for public health students. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baldwin Wallace College are $35,366 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Baldwin Wallace College is ranked #5 for overall quality for public health in Ohio.

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$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Ohio. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $12,840 per year.

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$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for public health students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $11,936 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ohio State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in Ohio list.

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#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,372 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Ohio list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State University are $11,690 per year.

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Northeast Ohio Medical University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. NEOMED is a small public school located in the suburb of Rootstown.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Ohio list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Ohio ranking. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $11,000 per year.

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$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,777 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

$9,834 Average Tuition & Fees

Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Wright State University - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $9,834 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 423
Illinois 1,068
Indiana 384
Wisconsin 167

One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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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