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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,700 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCNJ is ranked #2 for overall quality for public health in New Jersey.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

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 fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,486
New York 2,959
Maryland 1,786
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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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