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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

123 Colleges
$16,058 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Health is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 40,596 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 123 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the public health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Baldwin Wallace University the best value school in the United States for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baldwin Wallace College also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Park University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.

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Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

Chamberlain - Illinois graduate students pay an average of $14,090 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.

UND excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#11

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at New York Medical College are $25,524 a year. Public Health majors at New York Medical College take out an average of $22,745 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #13, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOHSC are $22,154 per year.

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#15

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $20,712 per year.

Augusta University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#16

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #16, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USJ are $15,264 per year.

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIS are $16,757 a year.

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#18

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Public Health students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
20 Westminster College Utah Salt Lake City, UT
21 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
22 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
23 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
24 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY

Public Health by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

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 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.

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