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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$45,910 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,445 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 617 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for public health students. Located in the large city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Trinity College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Trinity College also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Full Public Health at Trinity Washington University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for public health students. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GWU are $57,984 a year.

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

Full Public Health at George Washington University Report

#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Health Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Health Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CUA also made our Best Public Health Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.

Full Public Health at Catholic University of America Report

#6

Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Howard are $28,916 a year.

Full Public Health at Howard University Report

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
New Jersey 281
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 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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