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2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

There are about 8,642 students enrolled in Community Health Services in the USA.

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popularity

Below Average

Compared to national avg.

Diplomas received last year

2,389

Vs. National Avg.

-85%

popularity Rank

#219

cost

Very Affordable

Compared to national avg.

Median degree cost

$18K

Vs. National Avg.

-26%

cost Rank

#350

salary

Low Paying

Compared to national avg.

Average Salary Two Years Out of School

$37K

Vs. National Avg.

-6%

salary Rank

#328

professors

Below Average

Compared to national avg.

Professor Rating

C+

Vs. National Avg.

0%

professors Rank

#255

students

Not Very Diverse

Compared to national avg.

Diversity Rating

C+

Vs. National Avg.

-6%

students Rank

#359

SUMMARY

Studying Community Health Services is a valuable choice and frequently an essential first step for pupils wanting to pursue a career as a community health manager, a homeless shelter nurse, or a community wellbeing coordinator. Interestingly, community health services is a ​unique degree coming in at the 165th most popular area of study. Last academic year, there were 1,642 community health services diplomas received. In-state tuition for community health services at private colleges is, on average, 2.6 times more spendy than their public equivalents.

With just 52 colleges offering this degree there could be limited options as to the institutions that will have an option for you. If you're hoping to immerse yourself with other community health services students, consider looking at schools in Virginia which have more students admitted to community health services than any other state. Zooming out, the top region to get a degree in community health services is in the Southeast region with University of Central Arkansas, University of the Cumberlands, and James Madison University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick of the top conference to major in community health services is the Colonial Athletic Association with James Madison University representing the conference. On that topic, our choice for the best school for community health services is University of Pennsylvania. You may also want to check out our list of best colleges.

The objectively 'best' school does not mean it is the best school for you. There might be many more facets to think about when choosing ​university. Features like campus amenities, transportation services, and food might alter your thoughts on where to go to university. At authority.org, we examined the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which community health services school is home to the top campus, the answer is University of Pennsylvania. If you are mostly interested in which university is home to the best campus, we have a whole page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through student reviews, government databases, professor reviews, and more in order to evaluate every major in an unbiased and informative way. Here you can explore our comprehensive list for the universities with the best student life&nbspand, from that list, our pick for the university with the best student life for community health services is University of Pennsylvania. Curious why? Continue reading to find out more about our top choices. Many of our conclusions just might surprise you.

If cost is a significant deciding factor in your decisions, you might be cautious about University of Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania&nbspappears to be our most expensive school for community health services, at least for out of state attendance. We have an entire page for the most expensive&nbspcolleges that might put the cost at University of Pennsylvania&nbspinto perspective. You may also want to know that community health services is the 351st most expensive degree in the US, with an average expense of $19,500. To zoom out a little, the most costly state for community health services in the nation is Pennsylvania with expenses at the main university, University of Pennsylvania, of $51,156. Even more broadly, the most expensive region for community health services is the Mid East region which is best demonstrated with William Paterson University of New Jersey with a cost of $21,644, and University of Pennsylvania with a cost of $51,156.

Our cheapest region for community health services is the Southeast region which is represented by University of Central Arkansas with a cost of $13,620, University of the Cumberlands with a cost of $9,875, and Morris College with a cost of $12,965. In better news, the most affordable university for community health services is Worcester State University. Authority.org's full list of the most affordable universities can be explored here.

In-state attendees can expect to pay about $10,500 for a degree in community health services. That cost increases significantly to an average of $22,100 for an out-of-state public-school student. Our choice for the university constituting the best value for community health services: University of Pennsylvania. On this page you will see our comprehensive list about the colleges we see as being the best value&nbspin general. Do know, this discussion is based on being an out-of-state student. The value proposition changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.

Earnings for community health services students vary widely, but two years after leaving college graduates will regularly earn in the neighborhood of $45,900. While there is much variation in earnings potential; top positions can make up to $84,600. Right out of college, the lowest earning positions within the community health services space make $25,100, which could be worse. The top earning grads from community health services have come from University of Pennsylvania&nbspand if you are looking for universities with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The general diversity of community health services sits solid, ranking within the 65th percentile of majors nationally. The college with the most composite diversity for community health services is University of Pennsylvania&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list for the schools which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of the Community Health Services major is only in the 74th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is even further below average in the 68th percentile. White collegians compose the largest share at 55% of those studying community health services. Additionally, 82% of undergrads seeking a community health services major are women.

The median ranking for community health services professors is 3.6 stars, a ranking that is 10% worse than the average across every major; which is a subpar score. If you are looking for the most popular community health services instructor in the nation, take a look at David Haron from Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School. It may come as a shock, but the top rated instructors of community health services by student are at American University. If we including data beyond simply rankings we find that the college possessing the overall best professors for community health services is University of Pennsylvania. You will find an explanation of our evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, as well as many of the best professors in the U.S.

Finally, the hardest college to get into for community health services is University of Pennsylvania. While we are unsure why you would be interested, we have a detailed page of the hardest colleges to get into. With that said, we do hope you understand that considering academics from examples only derived from superlatives might cause problems. We hope you explore our other pages on individual universities and read a couple of Authority's helpful background articles on beneficial details to consider as your college search develops.

Top 25 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

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Rating

#1 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE | www.unl.edu/

78%

Acceptance

32,498

Students

#399

Ranking

$27K

Tuition

A

Rating

#2 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA | www.jmu.edu/

80%

Acceptance

24,039

Students

#292

Ranking

$29K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#3 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA | www.upenn.edu/

9%

Acceptance

30,688

Students

#7

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#4 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS | https://ku.edu/

91%

Acceptance

30,983

Students

#535

Ranking

$28K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#5 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX | https://www.tamu.edu/

63%

Acceptance

73,308

Students

#123

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#6 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Dearborn, MI | https://umdearborn.edu/

68%

Acceptance

10,611

Students

#658

Ranking

$28K

Tuition

A

Rating

#7 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ | https://www.arizona.edu/

85%

Acceptance

49,966

Students

#391

Ranking

$37K

Tuition

C

Rating

#8 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN | johnsonu.edu/

55%

Acceptance

1,316

Students

#1499

Ranking

$18K

Tuition

B

Rating

#9 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL | uwf.edu/

58%

Acceptance

15,944

Students

#793

Ranking

$19K

Tuition

C−

Rating

#10 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, AK | www.uas.alaska.edu/

64%

Acceptance

3,779

Students

#1658

Ranking

$21K

Tuition

C+

Rating

#11 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH | https://www.ohio.edu/

87%

Acceptance

31,679

Students

#1217

Ranking

$22K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#12 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

North Park University

Chicago, IL | www.northpark.edu/

44%

Acceptance

3,304

Students

#499

Ranking

$32K

Tuition

D

Rating

#13 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM | www.nmsu.edu/

63%

Acceptance

16,064

Students

#1898

Ranking

$24K

Tuition

D

Rating

#14 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Northcentral Technical College

Wausau, WI | www.ntc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

9,351

Students

#1928

Ranking

$5K

Tuition

B

Rating

#15 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA | www.uni.edu/

79%

Acceptance

12,137

Students

#738

Ranking

$21K

Tuition

F

Rating

#16 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Brooklyn, NY | www.kbcc.cuny.edu/

0%

Acceptance

19,563

Students

#2385

Ranking

$8K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#17 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lowell, MA | www.uml.edu/

75%

Acceptance

22,192

Students

#527

Ranking

$34K

Tuition

C−

Rating

#18 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Green Bay, WI | https://www.nwtc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

14,675

Students

#1622

Ranking

$7K

Tuition

F

Rating

#19 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Paradise Valley Community College

Phoenix, AZ | https://www.paradisevalley.edu/

0%

Acceptance

11,793

Students

#2685

Ranking

$8K

Tuition

D

Rating

#20 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Eau Claire, WI | www.cvtc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

12,061

Students

#1978

Ranking

$7K

Tuition

F

Rating

#21 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN | www.bethelu.edu/

76%

Acceptance

5,758

Students

#3397

Ranking

$17K

Tuition

F

Rating

#22 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Truckee Meadows Community College

Reno, NV | www.tmcc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

15,580

Students

#2523

Ranking

$10K

Tuition

B

Rating

#23 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN | https://mankato.mnsu.edu/

67%

Acceptance

17,362

Students

#890

Ranking

$17K

Tuition

F

Rating

#24 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, MS | https://www.mgccc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

12,001

Students

#3366

Ranking

$7K

Tuition

B

Rating

#25 2024 Best Colleges for Community Health Services

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI | https://www.cmich.edu/

69%

Acceptance

22,512

Students

#874

Ranking

$24K

Tuition

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