2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Health is the #25 most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found New York Medical College to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.
New York Medical College graduate students pay an average of $25,524 in tuition and fees each year. On average, public health graduates from New York Medical College take out $22,745 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
SUNY Downstate graduate students pay an average of $23,763 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 per year.
Thomas Jefferson University also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
UMB graduate students pay an average of $34,885 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at D’Youville College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Buffalo, D'Youville 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 D’Youville College are $20,310 a year.
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Temple 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 #7 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.
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George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.
GWU also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 per year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $30,169.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rutgers New Brunswick is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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New York University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU 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 NYU are $38,206 a year.
Request InformationBest Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
| New York | 2,959 |
| Maryland | 1,786 |
| New Jersey | 942 |
| District of Columbia | 833 |
| Delaware | 204 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 21 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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