Top Public Health Schools Admission and Tuition Comparison

Johns Hopkins University is ranked first in Public Health and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is placed in second.

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." It is concerned with threats to health based on population health analysis. The population in question can be as small as a handful of people, or as large as all the inhabitants of several continents (for instance, in the case of a pandemic). The dimensions of health can encompass "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity", as defined by the United Nations' World Health Organization.(read more at wiki)

Academic Factors Comparison Between Best Colleges in Public Health Major

6 public and 4 private schools are ranked in the top 10 Public Health colleges. The average acceptance ratio of the schools is 23.00% where Harvard University has the tightest acceptance ratio of 5% and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the highest ratio of 45%. Total 352,322 students are enrolled into best Public Health schools where University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the largest population with 51,579 students and Emory University has the smallest with 14,067 students. The average graduation rate is 90.10% and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.60:1 at those colleges.

Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Public Health colleges including acceptance ratio, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.

Table. Best Public Health Colleges Overview

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	13%	92%	23,917	10:1 (10.00 %)
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	27%	91%	29,468	13:1 (7.69 %)
3	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	5%	97%	29,908	7:1 (14.29 %)
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	29%	91%	44,718	12:1 (8.33 %)
5	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	7%	94%	29,372	6:1 (16.67 %)
6	Emory University Atlanta, GA	25%	91%	14,067	9:1 (11.11 %)
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	45%	84%	45,591	17:1 (5.88 %)
8	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	17%	92%	40,154	18:1 (5.56 %)
8	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	44%	78%	51,579	17:1 (5.88 %)
10	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	18%	91%	43,548	17:1 (5.88 %)
	Average	23.00%	90.10%	352,322 (Total)	12.60:1 (7.94 %)

Best Public Health Colleges 2018 Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2017-2018 tuition & fees and compares the costs between Best Public Health Colleges. The 2017-2018 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2018-2019 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of best Public Health schools is $43,538 where Columbia University in the City of New York has the most expensive costs with $57,208 and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the lowest amount of tuition with with $26,603. The average graduate tuition & fees of best Public Health schools is $37,869 where Johns Hopkins University has the highest tuition with $54,050 and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the lowest amount of tuition with with $27,388.

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Table. Best Public Health Colleges 2018 Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2018 Tuition & Fees		2019 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Johns Hopkins University	$52,170		$53,991
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$9,005	$34,588	$9,179	$35,273
3	Harvard University	$48,949		$50,898
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$14,826	$47,476	$14,357	$47,953
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	$57,208		$59,444
6	Emory University	$49,392		$50,873
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$10,974	$35,538	$11,200	$36,301
8	University of California-Berkeley	$14,170	$42,184	$14,863	$44,276
8	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$14,417	$26,603	$14,697	$29,729
10	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,261	$41,275	$13,611	$43,019
	Average	$12,776	$43,538	$12,985	$45,176

Table. Best Public Health Colleges 2018 Graduate School Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2018 Tuition & Fees		2019 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Johns Hopkins University	$54,050		$55,954
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$11,929	$29,140	$12,261	$29,467
3	Harvard University	$45,958		$47,587
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$22,696	$45,484	$23,635	$47,369
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	$46,956		$48,401
6	Emory University	$44,016		$45,076
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$16,272	$28,320	$16,278	$28,326
8	University of California-Berkeley	$14,170	$29,272	$14,863	$29,948
8	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$18,232	$27,388	$18,743	$28,183
10	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,003	$28,105	$13,331	$28,429
	Average	$16,050	$37,869	$16,519	$38,874