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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$16,774 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,428 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, 242 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public Health Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health

$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga the best value school in Tennessee for public health students. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 per year.

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$10,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTHSC are $10,634 per year.

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$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Public Health Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.

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$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Tennessee. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 a year.

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$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

East Tennessee State 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. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ETSU are $9,438 per year.

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#7

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN
$23,210 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Southern Adventist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Adventist are $23,210 per year.

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#8

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$8,336 Average Tuition & Fees

Tennessee State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee State University are $8,336 per year.

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#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
$56,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are $56,966 per year.

Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Health Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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

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 9 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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