Health Sciences & Services at New Jersey City University

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what New Jersey City University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 7,550 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in health science from NJCU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

NJCU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
• Master’s Degree in Health Science

NJCU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at NJCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at NJCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	8
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	16
Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	30
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	35
	61
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools	128
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
	147
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools	171
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	232
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	379

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in health science from NJCU. This makes it the #16 most popular school for health science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NJCU Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at NJCU is $37,997. This is 21% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at NJCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at New Jersey City University.

NJCU Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a bachelor's degree in health science from NJCU. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NJCU Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 health science majors earned their master's degree from NJCU. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

In the health science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a master's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NJCU also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Jersey City University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	79

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for New Jersey City University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stepanstas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.