2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate 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 35 schools in New Jersey to see which undergraduate 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.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in New Jersey for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 35 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan College at Burlington County landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RCBC are $5,159 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing are $21,837 a year.
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Out of the 35 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Salem County College is a small public school located in the suburb of Carneys Point.
Salem County College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,540 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Raritan Valley Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
RVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Bergen Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Bergen Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Paramus.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bergen Community College are $8,281 per year.
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Middlesex County College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex County College are $7,992 per year.
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Union County College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union County College are $10,562 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Union County College is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in New Jersey.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school 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.
Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
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Essex County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Essex is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Newark.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Essex are $8,966 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 32,882 |
| New York | 45,482 |
| Maryland | 10,796 |
| Delaware | 2,277 |
| District of Columbia | 3,705 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 35 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.