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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

13 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 3,330 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named College of Saint Elizabeth the best school in New Jersey for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Monmouth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in New Jersey. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

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#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Out of the 13 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Felician University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lodi.

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#7

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

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Georgian Court University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Thomas Edison State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,960
Pennsylvania 14,303
Maryland 4,839
District of Columbia 2,717
Delaware 498

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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