2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.
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.
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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region 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.
Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Saint Joseph’s College of Maine to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.
Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the New England Region . USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USJ are $15,264 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the New England Region . MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MCPHS University are $24,060 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UVM are $33,246 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. 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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With a ranking of #7, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 a year.
Tufts not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, University of New England did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNE are $29,352 a year.
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Central Connecticut State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCSU are $26,072 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 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 14 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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