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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in New Jersey. In total, 5,648 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in New Jersey.

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ramapo College of New Jersey is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

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#3

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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#5

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

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#6

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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#9

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
Maryland 4,104
Delaware 1,267
District of Columbia 990

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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