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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$23,868 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,664 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health 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 Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health

$38,074 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FDU are $38,074 per year.

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$17,287 Average Tuition & Fees

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 large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

TCNJ undergraduate students pay an average of $17,287 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

TCNJ not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Health Schools in New Jersey list.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per year.

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#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ
$34,876 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Saint Elizabeth. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSE are $34,876 per year.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year.

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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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