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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$30,568 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 2nd in Massachusetts. In fact, 1,567 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American International College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

AIC graduate students pay an average of $12,717 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

MCPHS University graduate students pay an average of $24,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Simmons are $21,546 a year.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Lowell are $15,210 a year.

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#7

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bay Path graduate students pay an average of $19,235 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $18,938 per year.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Vermont 72
Rhode Island 172

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

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 14 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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