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Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$25,228 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in New Jersey to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Edison State University the best value school in New Jersey for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TESU are $7,182 per year.

TESU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ramapo College are $14,952 a year.

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#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kean are $12,595 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - Camden. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers Camden are $15,657 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year.

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The College of New Jersey came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

TCNJ undergraduate students pay an average of $17,287 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

TCNJ also made our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

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Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Rowan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

Rowan undergraduate students pay an average of $14,376 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

William Paterson University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per year.

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New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #10, New Jersey City University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJCU are $15,072 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools 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 23 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).

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