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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$33,484 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

Our analysis found New York Medical College to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

New York Medical College graduate students pay an average of $25,524 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, public health graduates from New York Medical College carry an average student debtload of $22,745.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

SUNY Downstate graduate students pay an average of $23,763 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Report

#3

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Thomas Jefferson University graduate students pay an average of $22,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Thomas Jefferson University also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Health at Thomas Jefferson University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UMB graduate students pay an average of $34,885 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

#5

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend D’Youville College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at D’Youville College are $20,310 per year.

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#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.

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George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 a year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, public health majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $30,169 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, Rutgers New Brunswick is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Public Health at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#10

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #10, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Public Health at New York University Report

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 21 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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