2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 26,642 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,012 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general health services/allied health/health sciences 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 general health services/allied health/health sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The health studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

Madison, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$10,674 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Madison, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree health studies students list, FDU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus are $10,674, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#2

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York

#5 in overall quality

$15,870 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Canisius College landed the #2 spot on the list. Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

Canisius did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius are $15,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Canisius General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 2 masters’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#4

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

$26,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 33 masters’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NJCU also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey City University are $26,610.

Full NJCU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

Drexel also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Drexel General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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