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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in New York

7 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New York, there were 2,953 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,905 and $37,265 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in New York

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality
$23,640 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 27 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center are $23,640, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Brooklyn, New York
#5 in overall quality
$23,750 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. SUNY Downstate is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree public health students list, SUNY Downstate has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Downstate are $23,750, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality
$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#6 in overall quality
$25,225 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAlbany, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225.

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#5

D'Youville College

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality
$19,422 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, D’Youville College landed the #5 spot on the list. D’Youville College is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

D’Youville College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at D’Youville College are $19,422, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality
$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree public health students list, NYU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality
$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in New York ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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