by our College Data Analytics Team
Public Health is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on public health in New Jersey, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 13 schools in New Jersey that offer public health awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where public health makes up the largest share of degrees in New Jersey.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to public health than Rutgers University New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers University New Brunswick is a public university. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in public health, or about 649 graduates in the most recent year. See more about public health at Rutgers University New Brunswick
A rank of #2 makes Caldwell College one of the most focused schools for public health. Set in the suburb of Caldwell, Caldwell College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in public health, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. See more about public health at Caldwell College
A rank of #3 makes The College Of New Jersey one of the most focused schools for public health. The College Of New Jersey is a public school located in the suburb of Ewing. Public Health accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 60 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for The College Of New Jersey
Montclair State University came in at #4 on our list of the most focused public health schools. Set in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State University is a public institution. Public Health accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 101 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Montclair State University
A rank of #5 makes Kean University one of the most focused schools for public health. Kean University is a public school located in the suburb of Union. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in public health, or about 41 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full public health details for Kean University
Mercer County Community College landed the #6 spot among the most focused public health schools. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public university. About 1% of the degrees Mercer County Community College awards are in public health, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Mercer County Community College
County College Of Morris landed the #7 spot among the most focused public health schools. Set in the suburb of Randolph, County College Of Morris is a public institution. Public Health accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for County College Of Morris
William Paterson University Of New Jersey placed #8 for public health by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University Of New Jersey is a public university. About 0.7% of the degrees William Paterson University Of New Jersey awards are in public health, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. See more about public health at William Paterson University Of New Jersey
Middlesex County College ranked #9 on our list of the most focused public health schools. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public university. About 0.7% of the degrees Middlesex County College awards are in public health, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Middlesex County College
The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey landed the #10 spot among the most focused public health schools. Located in the rural area of Galloway, The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in public health, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey
Rider University landed the #11 spot among the most focused public health schools. Set in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in public health, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full public health details for Rider University
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus landed the #12 spot among the most focused public health schools. Set in the suburb of Teaneck, Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus is a private not-for-profit institution. Public Health accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about public health at Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
Rowan University comes in at #13 for public health focus this year. Set in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan University is a public institution. About 0.3% of the degrees Rowan University awards are in public health, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for Rowan University
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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