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.
Top 10 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the best value school in the New England Region for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per 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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Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Goodwin College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Goodwin undergraduate students pay an average of $21,188 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great value for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year.
Brown also made our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.
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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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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.
Bridgewater State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,872 in tuition and fees each 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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCPHS University are $35,810 per 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 college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Plymouth State are $24,432 per 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public health programs. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.
Tufts also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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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 medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $35,950 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $36,964 in tuition and fees each 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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Request InformationBest Public Health Colleges by State
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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