2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in New Jersey (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Jersey, there were 579 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general public health programs, but they also 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 general public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 90 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick General Public Health Report

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Public Health at Montclair State

#3

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey

$15,883 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Ewing, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

TCNJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCNJ are $15,883, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Health at The College of New Jersey

#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$18,734 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Elizabeth. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. CSE is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Morristown, New Jersey. It awarded 4 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

CSE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSE are $18,734, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Public Health at College of Saint Elizabeth

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (With Aid)

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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