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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$26,039 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,760 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

$38,074 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in New Jersey for health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FDU are $38,074 a year.

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$17,287 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCNJ are $17,287 per year.

TCNJ also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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#3

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ
$14,885 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stockton University is a great value for health professions students. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stockton State are $14,885 per year.

Full Health Professions at Stockton University Report

$40,054 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in New Jersey. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

FDU undergraduate students pay an average of $40,054 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montclair State are $13,298 a year.

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#6

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ
$34,876 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSE are $34,876 a year.

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$14,208 Average Tuition & Fees

William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at William Paterson University are $14,208 a year.

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#8

Kean University

Union, NJ
$12,595 Average Tuition & Fees

Kean University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kean are $12,595 per year.

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$7,182 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TESU are $7,182 a year.

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#10

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan are $14,376 per year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Rowan University

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools 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 20 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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