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Health Professions at New Jersey City University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at New Jersey City University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,550. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 231 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from NJCU.

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.

NJCU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

NJCU Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at NJCU 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
140
243
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 435
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 698
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 775
Best Value Health Professions Schools 1,614
Most Focused Health Professions Schools 2,589

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in health professions from NJCU. This makes it the #702 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at NJCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at New Jersey City University.

NJCU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 231 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NJCU, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 66
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 63
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

NJCU Health Professions Master’s Program

91% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from NJCU in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

NJCU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at New Jersey City University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Jersey City University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 185
Health Sciences & Services 79
Allied Health Professions 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 New Jersey City University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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