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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

5 Ranked Colleges
536 Degrees Awarded
$41,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 750 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,350 and $38,264 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 536 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree public health students whose families make $48-$75k list, Georgetown has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgetown University

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 477 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Full GWU Public Health Report

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at American University

#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at CUA

#5

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224.

Full Howard Public Health Report

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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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