2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 73 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $30,169 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
Some students 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.
Out of the 20 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Elizabeth landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.
Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
CSE does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Monmouth does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in New Jersey. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school situated in Wayne, New Jersey. It awarded 14 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at William Paterson University. In 2019-2020 about 32% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Montclair State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
Rowan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, the fairly large public school handed out 10 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rowan. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, Rider University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
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.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. FDU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Teaneck, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
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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Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. TESU is a public institution located in Trenton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Since the graduate programs at TESU are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Kean University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. This fairly large public school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Kean 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 6% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The College of New Jersey landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Ewing, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TCNJ does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Lakewood, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Georgian Court is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #13, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at NJIT, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Felician University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Felician is located in Lodi, New Jersey and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Felician, 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, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Stockton University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Stockton State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Peter’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Saint Peter’s College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Centenary University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Centenary, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Caldwell University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Caldwell does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 28% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Drew University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Drew. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Rutgers University - Camden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rutgers Camden. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 32% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 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%.
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