Online Environmental Health Programs Ranked by Affordability

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The average tuition charged by colleges and universities across the nation that offer online environmental health programs is $5,465 yearly. The average tuition has increased over the past few years. This change in tuition was around 49.9%. The average tuition yearly was $3,646 at these online schools in 2007.

The range of tuition at online environmental health colleges from most to least expensive is shown in the following chart:

Tuition Level Number of Schools
Cheapest 2
Low cost 2
Average cost 2
Most expensive 2

A yearly tuition of over $7,900 is charged by the costliest online environmental health colleges and universities. The cheapest colleges, on the other hand, require students to pay yearly tuition costs in the range of $2,816 to $2,881. The lowest cost accredited online environmental health schools are located in North Carolina.

  • Master of Public Health – Environmental Health
  • Master of Science in Security Studies – Environmental Health and Occupational Safety
  • Master of Health Sciences in Environmental Health
  • Master of Arts in Environmental Health and Safety
  • Master of Environmental Management – Ecotoxicology and Environmental Health
  • Master of Public Health – Environmental Health Sciences
  • Master of Civil Engineering – Environmental/Water Resources Engineering

These cheap programs graduated an estimated 18% of environmental health graduates from online schools around the US in 2011. Therefore, of the 182,263 graduates in the nation, 33,370 are from the most inexpensive colleges and universities. Between 2006 and 2011, the percentage of environmental health graduates from the lowest cost online colleges has decreased, while the number of graduates has increased by 4,379 graduates yearly.

Other somewhat more expensive online environmental health colleges and universities charge students tuition ranging from $3,763 to $4,274 per year. Tuition in this range is charged by 2 of the 8 online colleges with environmental health programs in the country.

In 2011, 11.2% of the country’s environmental health graduates received their credentials from these reasonably priced online programs. This represents 20,351 students. The number of students graduating from these colleges was only 17,504 students in 2006, which was only 5 years prior. This is a 16% increase in the number of students graduating from these cheap online schools.

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1. Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina $2,816 $12,413
2. East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina $2,881 $14,955
3. Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia $3,763 $14,155
4. Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, Georgia $4,274 $15,888
5. University of South Florida Tampa, Florida $5,124 $15,933
6. Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky $7,560 $18,840
7. University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama $7,900 $20,500
8. University of California Berkeley, California $9,402 $32,281

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