Health Professions at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FDU is located in Madison, New Jersey and has a total student population of 3,396. Of the 704 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus in 2021, 44 of them were health professions majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

FDU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

FDU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at FDU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at FDU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	126
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	190
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	271
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	451
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	499
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	691
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	724
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,633

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in health professions from FDU. This makes it the #726 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 75 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #291 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

FDU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at FDU awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at FDU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

FDU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 health professions majors earned their master's degree from FDU. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. FDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FDU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 75 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	75
Nursing	50
Health Sciences & Services	24
Allied Health Professions	1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses	79,530	$82,750
Nursing Assistants	56,500	$30,380
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Home Health Aides	41,040	$24,450
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,100	$62,910

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.