2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, public health students earned 1,486 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our analysis found Temple University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Pennsylvania. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 per year.
Thomas Jefferson University also made our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, public health graduates from Pitt carry an average student debtload of $23,894.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,959 |
Maryland | 1,786 |
New Jersey | 942 |
District of Columbia | 833 |
Delaware | 204 |
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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 |
Majors Similar 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 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.
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