2025 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Ranked #28 in popularity, public health is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 571 bachelor's degrees in public health during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Health School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of public health for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public health students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt public health students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public health students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Health in New Jersey

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public health students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Health

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

361 Annual Graduates

$45,408 Median Starting Salary

$27,994 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public health needs to check out Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.

Those public health students who get their bachelor's degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick receive $4,120 more than the average public health student.

More information about a bachelor’s in public health from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ

49 Annual Graduates

The College of New Jersey is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in public health. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public health from The College of New Jersey

3

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

68 Annual Graduates

$34,032 Median Starting Salary

$19,500 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public health has to take a look at Montclair State University. Montclair State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Montclair.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the public health program state that they receive average early career income of $34,032.

More information about a bachelor’s in public health from Montclair State University

4

Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

24 Annual Graduates

$44,423 Median Starting Salary

Stockton University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public health. Stockton State is a medium-sized public university located in the rural area of Galloway.

Bachelor's recipients from the public health major at Stockton University earn $3,135 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in public health from Stockton University

5

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public health from Rowan University

6

Kean University
Union, NJ

25 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public health from Kean University

7

Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Caldwell, Caldwell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public health from Caldwell University

Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	1,139
Pennsylvania	274	608
Maryland	207	628
Delaware	130	175
District of Columbia	126	216

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Public Health Related Rankings by Major

Public Health is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Public Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	374
Health Services Administration	113
Other Public Health	41
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	25
Public Health Education and Promotion	18

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,782
Health Sciences & Services	697
Allied Health Professions	114
Other Health Professions	102
Health & Medical Administrative Services	95
Communication Sciences	76
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	66
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	57
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	48
Mental & Social Health Services	29

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.