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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges
$34,715 Avg Salary
$21,521 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked 2nd in New Jersey. In fact, 1,471 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to see which online programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Colleges.

#1

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Our analysis found Union County College to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue an online degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, health science graduates from Union County College take out $13,562 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Union County College

#2

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rider University is a great place for health sciences and services students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Health Science majors at Rider take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Rowan accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $449, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Rowan University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,199
Pennsylvania 1,691
Maryland 187
District of Columbia 78
Delaware 175

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Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Related 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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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