Best Graduate Schools

Best Public Health Master’s Programs for Your Money

A graduate degree in public health can prepare you to work in a variety of sectors, from epidemiology to community health outreach. These colleges’ public health degrees scored in the top 15% for value.
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College Name
Est. annual costs
Average student debt
Employment rate
Average early career salaries

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

$38,700 $54,240 96% $96,100

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

$34,200 N/A 94% $75,400

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, CO

$31,600 $63,660 96% $65,300

George Washington University

Washington, DC

$54,500 $79,560 94% $76,100

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, FL

$28,900 $39,950 94% $67,500

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL

$26,900 $31,600 89% $106,700

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

$39,200 $54,220 97% $78,300

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

$37,700 $66,970 94% $70,300

Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

West Des Moines, IA

$35,100 $42,360 99% $72,900

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Boston, MA

$54,900 $62,910 98% $81,200

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE

$25,500 $40,150 98% $66,600

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, NV

$26,900 $50,260 95% $66,800

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

$25,300 $33,540 95% $69,600

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

$36,900 $50,290 94% $64,300

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Brooklyn, NY

$27,700 $39,310 95% $80,000

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

$29,600 $57,520 95% $73,200

Utah State University

Logan, UT

$21,400 N/A N/A N/A

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, WI

$30,000 $44,480 97% $73,400

Touro University California

Vallejo, CA

$48,000 $175,020 100% $102,800
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Notes: Annual costs include tuition and fees, books and living expenses for in-state students. Employment rate is based on the share of graduates from this program who were not working nor enrolled in another educational program within two years of leaving school. Average earnings and debt figures represent program-level earnings for graduates within one and two year(s) of completion.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, college websites, College Factual/Money calculations.