2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Delaware (With Aid)

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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 Delaware, there were 165 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,000 and $27,148 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,664 and $43,750 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Delaware (With Aid)

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#1 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Delaware

#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware

$8,834 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wilmington University 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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