[Public Health Education and Promotion](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/public-health-education-and-promotion/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for public health education and promotion students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the public health education and promotion degrees they offer, see the list below.
For return on investment in public health education and promotion, no school beat University Of Toledo this year. Set in the city of Toledo, University Of Toledo is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $12,157 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $21,517. Public Health Education And Promotion graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Early-career public health education and promotion graduates make about $52,771. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 92% of applicants are accepted.
University Of Cincinnati Main Campus came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value public health education and promotion schools. Set in the city of Cincinnati, University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $13,363, with out-of-state students paying around $28,697. Students borrow a median of $28,625 to complete the public health education and promotion program here. Early-career public health education and promotion graduates make about $55,859. Set against $28,625 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Cincinnati Main Campus admits about 85% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).
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