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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

20 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in New Jersey to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

About 63% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#2

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

Out of the 20 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Elizabeth landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in health professions at CSE, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at William Paterson University of New Jersey

#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

Full Health Professions at Monmouth University Report

#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in health professions at Montclair State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Of the 10 students majoring in health professions at Rowan, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Health Professions at Rowan University Report

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Health Professions at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

#7

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Rider University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Health Professions at Rider University

#9

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Kean University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

Full Health Professions at Kean University Report

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

Of the 5 students majoring in health professions at TESU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Read full report on Health Professions at Thomas Edison State University

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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