2021 Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey
3Colleges
595Bachelor's Degrees
$28,647Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 595 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public health students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state. This means that 3.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public health program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
2021 Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Rutgers University - New Brunswick tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Jersey that are best for non-traditional public health students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in New Jersey list.
The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
Montclair State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in New Jersey ranking.
The student loan default rate at Montclair State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,294 students take at least one class online at Montclair State. 4,724 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Stockton University. Located in the suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Stockton State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in New Jersey list.
About 1.8% of Stockton State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,882 students take at least one class online at Stockton State. 967 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.
References
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).