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2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree School for You

With 942 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #20 most popular major in New Jersey.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Middlesex County College to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Middlesex County College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New Jersey. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at Brookdale Community College

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Passaic County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

The in-demand associate degree programs at County College of Morris helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New Jersey. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.

After completing their Associate Degree, public health graduates from County College of Morris carry an average student debt load of $10,100.

Read full report on Public Health at County College of Morris

The in-demand associate degree programs at Mercer County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New Jersey. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Public Health at Mercer County Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Hudson County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Hudson County Community College

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,486
New York 2,959
Maryland 1,786
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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