2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
With 962 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #22 most popular major in Minnesota.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota 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.
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 Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Out of the 3 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 a year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, public health graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debtload of $24,830.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Minnesota. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 888 |
Kansas | 107 |
Iowa | 310 |
Nebraska | 149 |
North Dakota | 46 |
South Dakota | 45 |
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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 3 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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