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2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$32,256 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,398 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 366 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Connecticut 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Connecticut State University the best value school in Connecticut for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCSU are $11,882 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at SCSU accumulate an average of around $25,149 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $243, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Public Health at Southern Connecticut State University

#2

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

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 Connecticut. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

Goodwin undergraduate students pay an average of $21,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Fairfield U undergraduate students pay an average of $52,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fairfield U is ranked #1 for overall quality for public health in Connecticut.

Full Public Health at Fairfield University Report

#4

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

USJ undergraduate students pay an average of $43,084 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Public Health majors at USJ take out an average of $27,786 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

USJ did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Saint Joseph

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,567
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Vermont 72
Rhode Island 172

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 4 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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