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2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,648 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,571 and had an average of $24,129 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,577 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,430 and $21,646 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 129 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in health sciences and services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health sciences and services 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 health sciences and services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree health science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Towson University is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s health science degrees to qualified students.

Towson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

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#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192.

Full University of Delaware Health Sciences & Services Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health science degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

FDU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus are $10,674.

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#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. 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 Health Sciences & Services Report

#5

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Canisius College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s health science students in 2019-2020.

Canisius also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius are $15,870.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Canisius College

#6

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey

New Jersey City University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. New Jersey City University is a public institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJCU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey City University are $26,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

Rowan University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 17 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rowan Health Sciences & Services Report

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s health science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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