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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

78 Colleges
$16,409 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 15% Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Columbia Southern University

Out of the 78 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the # 3 spot on the list. MUW is a small public school located in the remote town of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MUW are $7,756 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Mississippi University for Women

#4

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Out of the 78 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Buies Creek.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Campbell are $15,152 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Campbell University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $12,060 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Lenoir - Rhyne University

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Liberty University

#7

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.

MC graduate students pay an average of $12,796 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at Mississippi College Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAMS are $17,652 per year.

Full Public Health at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Report

#9

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.

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#10

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Collegedale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 a year.

Full Public Health at Southern Adventist University Report

Queens University of Charlotte came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Queens are $14,166 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Queens University of Charlotte

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
13 South University, Savannah Savannah, GA
14 Augusta University Augusta, GA
15 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 690
Florida 851
Georgia 898
North Carolina 564
Tennessee 242
Kentucky 128
Louisiana 208
Alabama 387
South Carolina 81
Mississippi 96
Arkansas 59
West Virginia 106

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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