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2023 Best Value Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,182 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,354 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 2,959 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New York to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named Hudson Valley Community College the best value school in New York for public health students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HVCC are $5,964 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, HVCC also did well on our Best Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 4 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Erie Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orchard Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryant & Stratton College - Online are $15,295 per year.

Full Public Health at Bryant & Stratton College - Online Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Albany helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in New York. Bryant & Stratton College - Albany is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Albany.

Bryant & Stratton College - Albany undergraduate students pay an average of $17,746 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,486
Maryland 1,786
New Jersey 942
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

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 4 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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