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2023 Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$11,592 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,540 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree School for You

With 40,596 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bronx Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $8,086 per year.

BCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Public Health at Bronx Community College Report

Out of the 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HACC are $9,818 a year. On average, public health graduates from HACC take out $20,765 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

HACC also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Health at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Middlesex County College is a great value for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex County College are $7,992 per year.

Middlesex County College also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Cecil College

North East, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cecil College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cecil College are $9,510 per year.

Full Public Health at Cecil College Report

#5

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great value for public health students working on their associate degree. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $8,973 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Howard Community College

Brookdale Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Brookdale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,554 in tuition and fees each year.

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Harford Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harford Community College are $8,302 per year.

Harford Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Health at Harford Community College Report

#8

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

LaGuardia Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LaGuardia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Island City.

LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,098 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at LaGuardia Community College Report

Prince George’s Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a large student population.

PGCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,474 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at County College of Morris are $13,620 per year. Public Health majors at County College of Morris take out an average of $10,100 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

County College of Morris also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Public Health at County College of Morris

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,959
Pennsylvania 1,486
Maryland 1,786
New Jersey 942
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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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