2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 35,945 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Canisius College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Canisius are $15,870 a year.
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Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 a year.
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New Jersey City University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health sciences and services programs. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NJCU are $24,304 a year.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,691 |
| New York | 2,199 |
| Maryland | 187 |
| New Jersey | 1,471 |
| District of Columbia | 78 |
| Delaware | 175 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.