2023 Best Value Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Public Health
Our analysis found Hudson Valley Community College to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New York. Located in the 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.
HVCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erie Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a medium-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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a great value for public health students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a moderately-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.
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Out of the 4 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Albany landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Albany is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Albany.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryant & Stratton College - Albany are $17,746 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.