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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$22,651 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Health is the #16 most popular major in the country with 19,473 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

Regis University

Denver, CO

Our analysis found Regis University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Regis University

#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 per year.

Full Public Health at Westminster College Utah Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

Full Public Health at University of Utah Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 a year.

Full Public Health at Boise State University Report

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ISU are $27,778 per year.

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Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 197
Utah 178
Idaho 29
Montana 90
Wyoming 25

Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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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