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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$17,795 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New Jersey to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Jersey. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

TCNJ graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

TCNJ did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Jersey. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TESU are $12,024 per year.

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#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. CSE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Morristown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSE are $18,734 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $14,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $20,495 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, Rutgers New Brunswick is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in New Jersey.

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#8

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kean are $17,476 per year.

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Georgian Court University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lakewood.

Georgian Court graduate students pay an average of $17,482 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rider are $20,159 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rider is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in New Jersey.

Full Health Professions at Rider University Report

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 13 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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