2027 Best Value Other Public Health Schools in Massachusetts
[Other Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/public-health-other/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other public health students.
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2027 Best Value Other Public Health Schools in Massachusetts
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other public health, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Public Health Schools
Leading the list is Harvard University, our #1 best value for other public health in Massachusetts. Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,676. Students borrow a median of $16,616 to complete the other public health program here. Early-career other public health graduates make about $106,623. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 4%.
Students looking for strong value in other public health will find it at Boston University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Boston, Boston University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $68,102 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $25,232 to complete the other public health program here. Soon after graduation, other public health degree recipients from Boston University generally make around $68,423. That is a strong return on a $25,232 median debt. Roughly 11% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #3 makes Northeastern University one of the best values for other public health. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $66,162. Students borrow a median of $25,611 to complete the other public health program here. Other Public Health graduates of Northeastern University earn a median of $65,374 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Northeastern University admits about 5% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Tufts University earned it the #4 place for other public health. Set in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $70,704. Typical student debt for other public health graduates is $18,250. Early-career other public health graduates make about $62,023. That is a strong return on a $18,250 median debt. The acceptance rate is 12%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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).
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