2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
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The Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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 Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Public Health Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent programs at Concordia University, Nebraska helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.
The excellent programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Nebraska Methodist College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,439 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Mount Mercy University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mount Mercy are $36,540 a year.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center 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 city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
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Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 683 |
| Minnesota | 740 |
| Iowa | 193 |
| Kansas | 60 |
| Nebraska | 98 |
| North Dakota | 29 |
| South Dakota | 27 |
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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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