2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Rhode Island” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. 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 Rhode Island, there were 159 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,500 and $28,790 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Rhode Island

#1

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$14,205 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and it awarded 6 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

New England Tech also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at New England Institute of Technology are $14,205, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Health at New England Institute of Technology

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,855 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island. Brown University is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 73 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brown University 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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