2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,254 people earned their degree in environmental health, making the major the 409th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 360 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in environmental health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental health 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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Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GWU Environmental Health Report

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#5 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 doctorate’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Environmental Health Report

#3

New York University

New York, New York

#4 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 7 doctorate’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Health at New York University

#4

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Health at Columbia University in the City of New York

#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #5 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Health at Johns Hopkins

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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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