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2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

35 Colleges
$12,464 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Check out the health professions undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

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 large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Camden County College are $3,744 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Rowan College at Burlington County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

RCBC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,159 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Jersey. Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $21,837 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Salem Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Salem County College is a small public school located in the large 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Raritan Valley Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RVCC are $6,912 a year.

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Bergen Community 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 #6 on the list. Bergen Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Paramus.

Bergen Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,281 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Bergen Community College Report

Middlesex County College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. 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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#8

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Union 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 #8 on the 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.

Union County College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

Full Health Professions at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#10

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

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 medium-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Essex are $8,966 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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

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 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.

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