Nonprofit Colleges Online Releases 2017 Rankings of 50 Best Online Master's of Public Health Degree Programs

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit Colleges Online, a website dedicated to helping students find the best offerings in affordable online degree programs, has published 50 Best Master's of Public Health Degree Program Rankings 2017 (http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com/best-online-mph/).

The University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, came first in the ranking, offering students the overall best value in its Master's of Public Health degree program. The University of Missouri's two-year online Master's of Public Health program costs an estimated $19,125. The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, placed second in the ranking with an estimated tuition cost of $23,310, and the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, placed third with an estimated tuition cost of $24,891.

All of the schools included in the ranking are nonprofit, accredited by CEPH (Council on Education for Public Health), and offer their degree program online or almost entirely online.  Their affordability was based on current out-of-state tuition rates.

Other colleges and universities making the list include (alphabetically ordered):

A.T. Still University - Kirksville, Missouri

Augusta University - Augusta, Georgia

Benedictine University - Lisle, Illinois

California State University, Northridge - Northridge, California

Colorado School of Public Health - Aurora, Colorado

Des Moines University - Des Moines, Iowa

East Tennessee State University - Johnson City, Tennessee

Eastern Virginia Medical School - Norfolk, Virginia

Emory University - Atlanta, Georgia

Florida A&M University - Tallahassee, Florida

Florida International University - Miami, Florida

George Washington University - Washington, D.C.

Idaho State University - Pocatello, Idaho

John Hopkins University - Baltimore, Maryland

Kent State University - Kent, Ohio

Loma Linda University - Loma Linda, California

Loyola University Chicago - Chicago, Illinois

Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mercer University - Macon, Georgia

New Mexico State University - Las Cruces, New Mexico

New York Medical College - Valhalla, New York

Northeastern University - Boston, Massachusetts

Northern Illinois University - DeKalb, Illinois

Nova Southern University - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Tulane University - New Orleans, Louisiana

Oregon MPH Program - Portland, Oregon

San Jose State University - San Jose, California

University at Albany - SUNY - Albany, New York

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Birmingham, Alabama

University of Alaska Anchorage - Anchorage, Alaska

University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona

University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, California

University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida

University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, Illinois

University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Montana - Missoula, Montana

University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha, Nebraska

University of New England - Biddeford, Maine

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of North Dakota - Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Texas Health Science Center - Fort Worth, Texas

University of San Francisco - San Francisco, California

University of Southern California - Los Angeles, California

University of West Florida - Pensacola, Florida

West Virginia University - Morgantown, West Virginia

"A Master of Public Health has many practical applications," says Sam Mazany, editor at Nonprofit Colleges Online. "This degree teaches students to understand current public health dilemmas and policies, while also equipping them with the skills needed to assess, re-imagine, and deploy new strategies. Students go on to become health and safety engineers, epidemiologists, and hospital administrators. Some take positions in government agencies like the EPA or the Health Department. The field of public health is continually expanding, promising fantastic job security."

Nonprofit Colleges Online (http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com) is an online publication committed to promoting accredited institutions that put students before profits. The site helps students find affordable, distance education learning solutions by publishing rankings that make this information more readily available.

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Nonprofit Online Colleges
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