2025 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Health Professions is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of health professions. Combined, these schools handed out 1,625 doctor's degrees in health professions to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of health professions for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality health professions program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor'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 many resources a school devotes to health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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 health professions students go into to obtain their doctor'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 health professions related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Health Professions Schools

The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in New Jersey

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for health professions students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

914 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in health professions has to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

3

Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Rutgers University - Camden is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Camden.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Rutgers University - Camden

4

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

304 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Rowan University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Rowan University

5

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Seton Hall University

6

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Montclair.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Montclair State University

7

Kean University
Union, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Kean University

8

Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Stockton State is a medium-sized public university located in the rural area of Galloway.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Stockton University

9

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus
Madison, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

73 Annual Graduates

FDU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Madison.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	6,293
Maryland	29	1,117
Pennsylvania	29	6,037
District of Columbia	24	810
Delaware	21	101

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	721
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	259
Nursing	250
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	203
Dentistry	127
Communication Sciences	22
Other Health Professions	14
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	7
Medical Illustration & Informatics	6

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.