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2025 Best General Public Health Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges in New Jersey
673 General Public Health Degrees Awarded
General Public Health is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for general public health students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 673 degrees in general public health to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Public Health School

Best General Public Health Schools in New Jersey Your choice of general public health school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general public health schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Public Health Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in General Public Health
Bachelor's Degrees in General Public Health
Master's Degrees in General Public Health
Doctor's Degrees in General Public Health

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Public Health Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Public Health in New Jersey

The schools below may not offer all types of general public health degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in General Public Health

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
448 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general public health. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were roughly 448 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
57 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general public health needs to check out The College of New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.

There were about 57 general public health students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from The College of New Jersey

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
111 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general public health needs to take a look at Montclair State University. Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 10th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 111 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from Montclair State University

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ

Middlesex County College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general public health. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 23rd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 9 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Middlesex County College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Middlesex County College

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

FDU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Madison. This university ranks 44th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.More information about a degree in general public health from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

Best General Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 1,386
Pennsylvania 978 671
Maryland 618 613
District of Columbia 441 117
Delaware 345 38

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General Public Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health Services Administration 223
Other Public Health 35
Public Health Education and Promotion 20
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 18
Health/Medical Physics 7

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