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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$30,568 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at American International College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at AIC are $12,717 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. 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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#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Simmons graduate students pay an average of $21,546 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. 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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#7

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bay Path graduate students pay an average of $19,235 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Boston 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 Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $18,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools 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 14 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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