2026 Best Value Other Public Health Schools in Massachusetts
[Other Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/public-health-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools to find the best return on investment for other public health students.
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2026 Best Value Other Public Health Schools in Massachusetts
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other public health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Public Health Schools
Leading the list is Harvard University, our #1 best value for other public health in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $61,676. Other Public Health graduates carry a median of $16,616 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other public health degree recipients from Harvard University generally make around $106,623. That is a strong return on a $16,616 median debt. The acceptance rate is 4%.
Boston University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value other public health schools. Boston University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. In-state tuition and fees average $68,102. Other Public Health graduates carry a median of $25,232 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other public health degree recipients from Boston University generally make around $68,423. That is a strong return on a $25,232 median debt. Boston University admits about 11% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Northeastern University earned it the #3 place for other public health. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $66,162. Typical student debt for other public health graduates is $25,611. Early-career other public health graduates make about $65,374. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 5% of applicants are accepted.
Tufts University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the best value other public health schools. Set in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $70,704 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $18,250 to complete the other public health program here. Early-career other public health graduates make about $62,023. That is a strong return on a $18,250 median debt. Roughly 12% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 7 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
