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

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Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 814 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,300 and $28,891 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 199 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

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

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public health program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$62,012 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 173 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at Rutgers New Brunswick

#2

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey

$15,883 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the #2 spot on the list. The College of New Jersey is a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TCNJ also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College of New Jersey are $15,883, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The College of New Jersey Public Health Report

#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,941 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Montclair State is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 20 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at Montclair State

#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$18,734 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Elizabeth. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Morristown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

CSE also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Saint Elizabeth are $18,734, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at CSE

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $30-$48k)

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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