2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
With 40,596 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 128 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Public Health Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public health students. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
LECOM undergraduate students pay an average of $14,640 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 128 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bronx Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,086 in tuition and fees each year.
BCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great value for public health students. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $9,818 per year. After completing their degree, public health graduates from HACC carry an average student debtload of $20,063.
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The excellent programs at La Salle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at La Salle are $33,150 per year. Public Health majors at La Salle take out an average of $30,875 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $192, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 128 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex County College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middlesex County College are $7,992 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Marywood University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marywood are $37,284 a year.
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Cecil College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cecil College are $9,510 a year.
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Howard Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $8,973 per year.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.
FDU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,074 in tuition and fees each year.
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Brookdale Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.
Brookdale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,554 in tuition and fees each year.
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Wilmington University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wilmington University are $11,760 per year.
Wilmington University also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Harford Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.
Harford Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,302 in tuition and fees each year.
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LaGuardia Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LaGuardia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Island City.
LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,098 in tuition and fees each year.
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Prince George’s Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PGCC are $8,474 a year.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SRU are $14,615 a year. After completing their degree, public health graduates from SRU carry an average student debtload of $26,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $273, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SRU also did well on our Best Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Trinity Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #16 on the list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity College are $25,110 per year.
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County College of Morris did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #17 on the list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at County College of Morris are $13,620 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, County College of Morris is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Dutchess Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, DCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCC are $9,426 a year.
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Passaic County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
PCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Public Health students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Hudson Valley Community College | Troy, NY |
| 20 | Borough of Manhattan Community College | New York, NY |
| 22 | Montgomery College | Rockville, MD |
| 23 | Mansfield University of Pennsylvania | Mansfield, PA |
| 24 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Philadelphia, PA |
| 25 | Lock Haven University | Lock Haven, PA |
Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,959 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
| Maryland | 1,786 |
| New Jersey | 942 |
| District of Columbia | 833 |
| Delaware | 204 |
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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).
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