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2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$42,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,078 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

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 college with a fairly large student population.

Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Northeastern University

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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 city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Public Health at Harvard University

#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brown are $62,083 per 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.

Full Public Health at Brown University Report

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 large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

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 fairly large student population.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public health programs. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst

With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $36,485 per year.

Full Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

University of Connecticut ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.

Full Public Health at University of Connecticut Report

Best 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

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 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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