2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Jersey
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in New Jersey to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Jersey
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for health professions students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
Out of the 28 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.
Out of the 28 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Jersey list. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stockton University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Jersey list. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.
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Kean University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.
Montclair State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Jersey ranking. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.
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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 |
Majors Related to Health Professions
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 26 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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