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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 942 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in public health at Montclair State, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the public health majors at the school.

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#5

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Elizabeth landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway.

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Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,959
Pennsylvania 1,486
Maryland 1,786
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

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 7 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 Article 25 Flickr.

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