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2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

13 Schools Ranked
$19,910 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New Jersey to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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7 Total Awards
$10,722 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in New Jersey for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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

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#2

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey
6 Total Awards
$15,031 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. This medium-sized public school is located in Ewing, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.

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.

TCNJ did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

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#3

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, New Jersey
5 Total Awards
$12,024 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s value ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. TESU is a medium-sized public school situated in Trenton, New Jersey. It awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TESU are $12,024 per year.

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

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#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey
35 Total Awards
$18,734 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Saint Elizabeth is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Morristown, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 35 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSE are $18,734 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CSE. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

CSE also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #1.

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14 Total Awards
$21,748 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in New Jersey. This medium-sized public school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, and it awarded 14 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Paterson University are $21,748 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since William Paterson University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 32% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
12 Total Awards
$13,519 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Montclair State is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.

One thing to take note of is that Montclair State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
73 Total Awards
$33,215 Average Tuition & Fees

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 73 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $30,169 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rutgers New Brunswick does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #2.

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#8

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
5 Total Awards
$22,438 Average Tuition & Fees

Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kean are $22,438 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Kean does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 6% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#9

Georgian Court University

Lakewood, New Jersey
3 Total Awards
$17,482 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Georgian Court is located in Lakewood, New Jersey and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Georgian Court graduate students pay an average of $17,482 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#10

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
7 Total Awards
$20,159 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Rider University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rider are $20,159 a year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Rider. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Rider also took the #5 spot in our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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#11

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
10 Total Awards
$16,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rowan does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Rowan University Report

#11

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
2 Total Awards
$20,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Felician University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Lodi, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Felician are $20,430 a year.

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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#13

Monmouth University

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

Monmouth University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Monmouth graduate students pay an average of $29,290 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Monmouth does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Monmouth is ranked #4 for overall quality in New Jersey.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

References

  • 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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