2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health in New Jersey

If you pursue a master's degree in public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #12 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of public health. Combined, these schools handed out 199 master's degrees in public health to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in public health matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health in New Jersey ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of public health students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Public Health Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public health.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Health in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public health.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Health Students Working on Their Master's

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

173 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public health. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in public health in New Jersey.

There were roughly 173 public health students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their master's from the public health program state that they receive average early career income of $54,000.

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

2

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Montclair State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in public health. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in public health in New Jersey.

There were about 20 public health individuals who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.

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

3

College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

College of Saint Elizabeth is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in public health. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in public health in New Jersey. More information about a master’s in public health from College of Saint Elizabeth

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The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

The College of New Jersey is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public health. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Ewing. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in public health in New Jersey. More information about a master’s in public health from The College of New Jersey

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

Rutgers Newark is a large public university located in the large city of Newark. More information about a master’s in public health from Rutgers University - Newark

 

Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	1,208
Pennsylvania	238	620
Maryland	190	741
District of Columbia	151	503
Delaware	88	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	116
Health Services Administration	83

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	461
Communication Sciences	173
Allied Health Professions	170
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	130
Health & Medical Administrative Services	124
Mental & Social Health Services	122
Health Sciences & Services	70
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	62
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	56
Alternative Medicine & Systems	39

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.