Health Professions at Rutgers University - Camden

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

Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and approximately 7,076 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,499 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University - Camden in 2021, 432 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.

Rutgers Camden Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Rutgers Camden

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Rutgers Camden offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Rutgers Camden Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Rutgers Camden 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 Rutgers Camden 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
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
	217
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	312
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	493
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	868
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	1,160

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in health professions from Rutgers Camden. This is the #1,167 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #504 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Rutgers Camden

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Rutgers University - Camden.

Rutgers Camden Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at Rutgers Camden awarded 432 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Rutgers Camden are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Rutgers University - Camden with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	218
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Rutgers Camden Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from Rutgers Camden.

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

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

Rutgers Camden also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 12 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rutgers University - Camden. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	315
Health Sciences & Services	130

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 Rutgers University - Camden.

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.