2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the New England Region 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. 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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s College of Maine the best value school in the New England Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New England Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New England Tech are $15,015 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, New England Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rivier are $12,195 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Goodwin College is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Goodwin graduate students pay an average of $13,134 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at American International College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
AIC graduate students pay an average of $12,717 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MCPHS University are $24,060 a year.
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Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.
Harvard also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.
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Bay Path University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Bay Path graduate students pay an average of $19,235 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.
Yale also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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Request InformationBest Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 25 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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