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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the New England Region . New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.
New England Tech graduate students pay an average of $15,015 in tuition and fees each year.
New England Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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 city of Nashua.
Rivier graduate students pay an average of $12,195 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goodwin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American International College is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AIC are $12,717 a year.
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
MCPHS University graduate students pay an average of $24,060 in tuition and fees each year.
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Simmons University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Simmons graduate students pay an average of $21,546 in tuition and fees each 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 city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bay Path are $19,235 per year.
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Yale University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Yale is ranked #4 for overall quality for public health in the New England Region .
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Request InformationBest Public Health Colleges by State
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| 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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