2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $34,474.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SNHU also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Goodwin College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Goodwin undergraduate students pay an average of $21,188 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brown are $62,304 a year.
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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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Simmons are $43,062 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bridgewater State University is a great value for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bridgewater State are $16,872 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCPHS University are $35,810 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Plymouth State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Plymouth State are $24,432 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Plymouth State carry an average student debtload of $25,588.
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Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public health programs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JWU Providence are $35,950 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JWU Providence also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public health programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $36,964 in tuition and fees each year. Public Health majors at UMass Amherst take out an average of $23,809 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $165, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 1,567 |
Connecticut | 366 |
New Hampshire | 553 |
Maine | 171 |
Vermont | 72 |
Rhode Island | 172 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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.