2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health sciences and services programs and 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 health sciences and services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree health science students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$18,508 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal U are $18,508, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cal U Health Sciences & Services Report

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s health science degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Rutgers New Brunswick

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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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