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Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a medium-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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan College at Burlington County. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

RCBC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,159 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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#4

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Salem County College is a small public school located in the suburb of Carneys Point.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salem County College are $6,540 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Raritan Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a medium-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 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 fairly large public school located in the suburb of Paramus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bergen Community College are $8,281 a year.

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

Cranford, NJ

Union County College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large 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 also made our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #4.

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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 fairly large student population.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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#10

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Essex County College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

Essex undergraduate students pay an average of $8,966 in in-state tuition and fees each 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).

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