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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

30 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 910 students majoring in health professions at Rutgers New Brunswick, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#2

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 432 students majoring in health professions at Stockton State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 68% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

Out of the 30 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Thomas Edison State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

Of the 224 students majoring in health professions at TESU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#7

Chamberlain University - New Jersey

North Brunswick, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Chamberlain University - New Jersey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Chamberlain - New Jersey is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Brunswick.

Of the 212 students majoring in health professions at Chamberlain - New Jersey, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Felician University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Lodi, Felician is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools 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 25 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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