I am looking for a college with a good undergrad public health degree that is not insanely expensive. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for your help!
you can find a list of schools with an undergrad Public Health degree from this page: http://www.aspph.org/study/before-you-apply/
Also look for schools that might have a major like health and society, health sciences, community health, human health or something similar. Public health majors often go by a different name.
Consider also the option of majoring in a social science and minoring in public health (or a similar minor) at schools that have minors but not majors. Public health is essentially based upon the social sciences applied to health.
What state are you from?
VA
-What can your family afford?
-Do you want to stay in-state or go out of state?
-Urban/suburban/rural campus?
-Your stats?
If you are competitive, you have an excellent in-state option with William & Mary - they have a public health major int their department of kinesiology and health sciences. Old Dominion also has a public health major as well as two other health-related majors. George Mason has a major in health, fitness, and recreation resources which allows you to specialize in health promotion, which is a branch of public health. GMU also has minors in public health, health promotion, and health and social policy. James Madison has a health studies major, but it seems a little more focused on the natural sciences and preparing pre-health students.
Virginia Tech has a human development major, which is not the same but may be relevant enough to your interests.