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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$27,684 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 992 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MCPHS University are $24,060 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,210 per year.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Massachusetts. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tufts are $55,216 a year.

Tufts not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 278
Rhode Island 90
New Hampshire 370
Maine 153
Vermont 51

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 4 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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