2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best value school in the New England Region for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Yale also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.
Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brown are $62,083 a year.
Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.
UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $26,990 in tuition and fees each year.
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Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.
Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 a year.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $36,485 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Connecticut came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 9 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 Article 25 Flickr.
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