2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You
Public Health is the #25 most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at SNHU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $34,474.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Goodwin College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Goodwin are $21,188 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brown are $62,304 a year.
Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Simmons are $43,062 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bridgewater State are $16,872 a year.
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public health programs. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
MCPHS University undergraduate students pay an average of $35,810 in tuition and fees each year.
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Plymouth State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public school with a small student population.
Plymouth State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Plymouth State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,588.
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Tufts University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tufts also did well on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JWU Providence are $35,950 a year.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $23,809 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $165, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,567 |
| Connecticut | 366 |
| New Hampshire | 553 |
| Maine | 171 |
| Rhode Island | 172 |
| Vermont | 72 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Public Health
| 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 25 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).
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