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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$22,651 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

Regis University

Denver, CO

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 large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 a year.

Full Public Health at Regis University Report

#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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 college 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Public Health at Westminster College Utah Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at University of Utah Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 4 spot on the list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at The University of Montana Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 a year.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

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 small city of Pocatello.

ISU graduate students pay an average of $27,778 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Idaho State University

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 228
Utah 561
Idaho 402
Montana 119
Wyoming 25

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

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 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.

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