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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$26,522 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,647 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New York 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

SUNY Downstate graduate students pay an average of $11,973 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Graduate Center also did well on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Public Health at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#3

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York Medical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at New York Medical College are $25,524 a year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at New York Medical College accumulate an average of around $22,745 in student debt.

Read full report on Public Health at New York Medical College

#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $13,535 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at University at Albany

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Upstate Medical University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Upstate Medical University are $12,316 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Upstate Medical University

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $14,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at University at Buffalo

#7

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

D’Youville College graduate students pay an average of $20,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #9, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hofstra are $28,180 a year.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Rochester are $47,541 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Rochester also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.

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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 848
Maryland 1,113
New Jersey 281
District of Columbia 617
Delaware 29

One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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