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2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in New Jersey. In fact, 12,728 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best school in New Jersey for health professions students working on their master’s degree. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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#2

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Stockton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in New Jersey. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ramapo College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#6

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. CSE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Morristown.

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#7

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Kean University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

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#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 32,882
New York 45,482
Maryland 10,796
Delaware 2,277
District of Columbia 3,705

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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