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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

4 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,721 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 579 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general public health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree general public health students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick General Public Health Report

#2

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Ewing, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

TCNJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TCNJ are $15,883.

Full The College of New Jersey General Public Health Report

#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at Montclair State

#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Elizabeth landed the #4 spot on the list. Morristown, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

CSE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSE are $18,734, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full College of Saint Elizabeth General Public Health Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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