2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our analysis found Regis University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 a year.
Westminster College Salt Lake also made our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.
UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.
Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ISU are $27,778 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 228 |
Utah | 561 |
Idaho | 402 |
Montana | 119 |
Wyoming | 25 |
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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 6 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.