2027 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in New York
[Community Health and Preventive Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/community-health-and-preventive-medicine/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong community health and preventive medicine education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for community health and preventive medicine students.
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2027 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools in New York
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the community health and preventive medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools
For return on investment in community health and preventive medicine, no school beat Monroe College Main Campus this year. Located in the city of Bronx, Monroe College Main Campus is a large private for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $18,464 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for community health and preventive medicine graduates is $30,904. Soon after graduation, community health and preventive medicine degree recipients from Monroe College Main Campus generally make around $55,246. Set against $30,904 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 68%.
A rank of #2 makes University At Buffalo one of the best values for community health and preventive medicine. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,936, compared with $31,536 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for community health and preventive medicine graduates is $23,250. Early-career community health and preventive medicine graduates make about $47,130. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. The acceptance rate is 74%.
Saint Bonaventure University came in at #3 on our 2027 list of the best value community health and preventive medicine schools. Set in the town of Saint Bonaventure, Saint Bonaventure University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $41,735. Community Health And Preventive Medicine graduates carry a median of $25,917 in student loans. Early-career community health and preventive medicine graduates make about $43,190. That is a strong return on a $25,917 median debt. Roughly 82% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #4 makes Hofstra University one of the best values for community health and preventive medicine. Hofstra University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $57,660. Community Health And Preventive Medicine graduates carry a median of $26,000 in student loans. Early-career community health and preventive medicine graduates make about $51,947. That is a strong return on a $26,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 68%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 4 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
