Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Public Health

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$43,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 2,765 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,419 and $36,741 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Public Health Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree public health students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health at Harvard University

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Read full report on Public Health at Yale

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at Brown

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

Full Tufts Public Health Report

#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Northeastern

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Full Boston U Public Health Report

#7

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree public health students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at UMass Amherst

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree public health students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMass Boston has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

Full UMass Boston Public Health Report

#10

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#9 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at UCONN

Switch to a Similar Major

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

Featured Public Health Schools

Find Schools Near You