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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$15,700 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

With 281 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #24 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in New Jersey for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCNJ is ranked #2 for overall quality for public health in New Jersey.

Full Public Health at The College of New Jersey Report

#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

Full Public Health at Montclair State University Report

#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Saint Elizabeth is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSE are $18,734 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,647
Pennsylvania 848
Maryland 1,113
District of Columbia 617
Delaware 29

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 5 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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