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2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

13 Schools Ranked
$30,169 Avg Student Debt

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New Jersey to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey
$18,734 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found College of Saint Elizabeth to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CSE. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
$20,495 Average Tuition & Fees
$30,169 Avg Student Debt

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in New Jersey.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of $30,169 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rutgers New Brunswick. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#3

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey
$15,031 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in New Jersey.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TCNJ does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
$29,290 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Monmouth. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
$20,159 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rider University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Rider. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
$20,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Felician University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Felician. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Felician University Report

#7

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
$17,476 Average Tuition & Fees

Kean University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Kean. In fact, around 6% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#8

Georgian Court University

Lakewood, New Jersey
$17,482 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgian Court University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.

If you are interested in distance education, Georgian Court is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#9

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, New Jersey

Thomas Edison State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.

Since the graduate programs at TESU are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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$14,050 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

William Paterson University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 32% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

$10,722 Average Tuition & Fees

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list.

FDU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#12

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
$13,519 Average Tuition & Fees

Montclair State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

Online graduate courses are available at Montclair State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#13

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
$16,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rowan. In 2019-2020 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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