2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. 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 Connecticut, there were 353 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,775 and $35,603 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 183 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,015 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 127 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale University Public Health Report

#2

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$26,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,762 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 16 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Connecticut State University Public Health Report

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$56,415 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Connecticut

#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

$34,806 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #4 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

Sacred Heart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Sacred Heart Public Health Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $75-$110k)

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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