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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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$115,233 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Our analysis found Monmouth University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in New Jersey. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

Full Nursing at Monmouth University Report

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Thomas Edison State University

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Felician University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Jersey. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lodi.

Read full report on Nursing at Felician University

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

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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 4 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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