2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,486 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #35 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the best value school in Pennsylvania for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Thomas Jefferson University graduate students pay an average of $22,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Thomas Jefferson University also did well on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year. Public Health majors at Pitt take out an average of $23,894 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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.
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 4 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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