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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$19,104 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 171 degrees and certificates from a Maine 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maine to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

Our analysis found Saint Joseph’s College of Maine to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maine. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Saint Joseph’s Maine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.

Read full report on Public Health at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Southern Maine are $8,856 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Southern Maine is ranked #5 for overall quality for public health in Maine.

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#3

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNE are $29,352 a year.

UNE also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine rankings.

Full Public Health at University of New England Report

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
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
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 3 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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