2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in New Jersey

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,721 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States.

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” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general public 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 General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree general public health students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and 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 University - 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Montclair State General Public Health Report

#3

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$18,734 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Morristown, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

CSE also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSE are $18,734, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at CSE

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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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