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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$12,533 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

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

Public Health is the #27 most popular major in Kentucky with 128 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UK are $13,674 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Kentucky

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $12,140 per year.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UofL graduate students pay an average of $13,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofL also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

Full Public Health at University of Louisville Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern are $10,200 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Eastern Kentucky University

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 690
Florida 851
Georgia 898
North Carolina 564
Tennessee 242
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 4 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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