2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health 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.
The Best Value Public Health Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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.
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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Massachusetts
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Public Health Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for public health students. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American International College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AIC are $39,370 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Massachusetts list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
MCPHS University undergraduate students pay an average of $35,810 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Massachusetts list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Simmons are $43,062 a year.
Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Lowell are $15,698 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harvard are $55,587 a year.
Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Health Schools in Massachusetts rankings.
Bay Path University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bay Path are $35,781 per year.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network undergraduate students pay an average of $13,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMass Boston undergraduate students pay an average of $14,677 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Northeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.
Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Best Value Public Health Colleges in the New England Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Connecticut | 278 |
Rhode Island | 90 |
New Hampshire | 370 |
Maine | 153 |
Vermont | 51 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
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 |
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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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