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2026 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania

[Community Health and Preventive Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/community-health-and-preventive-medicine/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 6 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value community health and preventive medicine schools.

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• Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania

2026 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the community health and preventive medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools

1

University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

$21,926 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$66,125 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus tops our 2026 list of the best value community health and preventive medicine schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $21,926 in tuition and fees, compared with $41,430 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for community health and preventive medicine graduates is $21,500. Community Health And Preventive Medicine graduates of University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus earn a median of $58,507 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 58%.

2

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

$64,980 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,008 Avg Student Debt

$105,584 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in community health and preventive medicine will find it at Lehigh University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $64,980. Typical student debt for community health and preventive medicine graduates is $23,008. Early-career community health and preventive medicine graduates make about $70,321. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 26%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.