2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
With 942 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #20 most popular major in New Jersey.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health
Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FDU are $10,722 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.
TCNJ not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.
Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Saint Elizabeth is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. CSE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Morristown.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSE are $18,734 per year.
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Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
New York | 2,959 |
Maryland | 1,786 |
District of Columbia | 833 |
Delaware | 204 |
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
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 5 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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