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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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Thomas Edison State University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

TESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TESU is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in New Jersey.

Read full report on Health Professions at Thomas Edison State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Health Professions at Ramapo College of New Jersey Report

#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kean are $12,595 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

With a ranking of #6, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

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

TCNJ not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan are $14,376 per year.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Paterson University are $14,208 per year.

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#8

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,298 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

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 large city of Jersey City.

NJCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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