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2023 Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree 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.

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Top Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

The College of New Jersey

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

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best school in New Jersey for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

TCNJ does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Stockton University

Galloway, New Jersey
$15,805 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Stockton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in New Jersey.

One thing to take note of is that Stockton State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
$20,495 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in New Jersey.

Rutgers New Brunswick does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#4

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, New Jersey

Out of the 22 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Ramapo College. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Rider University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rider. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

College of Saint Elizabeth

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

College of Saint Elizabeth landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

One thing to take note of is that CSE does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Kean University

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

Kean University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Kean. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 6% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#8

Monmouth University

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

With a ranking of #8, Monmouth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Monmouth. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
$26,018 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Seton Hall. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#10

Montclair State University

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

Montclair State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Montclair State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$10,722 Average Tuition & Fees

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

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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$14,050 Average Tuition & Fees

William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

One thing to take note of is that William Paterson University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 32% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

#13

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
$20,466 Average Tuition & Fees

Rutgers University - Newark landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

Rutgers Newark does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Rutgers University - Newark Report

#14

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
$20,649 Average Tuition & Fees

Rutgers University - Camden landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rutgers Camden. During the 2019-2020 year, about 32% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$10,722 Average Tuition & Fees

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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

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#16

Caldwell University

Caldwell, New Jersey
$15,824 Average Tuition & Fees

Caldwell University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.

Caldwell does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 28% took at least some of their classes online.

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#17

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, New Jersey
$21,246 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #17, Saint Peter’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Saint Peter’s College. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#18

Rowan University

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

Rowan University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

Online graduate courses are available at Rowan, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.

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#19

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey
$16,018 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #19, New Jersey City University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NJCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#20

Felician University

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

Felician University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Felician does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#21

Georgian Court University

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

Georgian Court University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

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

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#22

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, New Jersey

With a ranking of #22, Thomas Edison State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out TESU. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 22 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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