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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

123 Colleges
$16,058 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned a degree or certificate in public health, making the major the #25 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 123 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 15% Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Baldwin Wallace University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 a year.

Full Public Health at Baldwin Wallace University Report

#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.

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Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Wisconsin also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Read full report on Public Health at Concordia University, Wisconsin

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chamberlain University - Illinois is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090 per year.

Full Public Health at Chamberlain University - Illinois Report

Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#7

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Missouri State University - Springfield

#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UND also did well on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Public Health at University of North Dakota

#11

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at New York Medical College are $25,524 a year. Public Health majors at New York Medical College take out an average of $22,745 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Ohio University - Athens Campus

With a ranking of #14, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOHSC are $22,154 a year.

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#15

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $20,712 per year.

Augusta University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Public Health at Augusta University

#16

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USJ are $15,264 per year.

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University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIS are $16,757 a year.

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#18

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
20 Westminster College Utah Salt Lake City, UT
21 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
22 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
23 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
24 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY

Public Health by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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