2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey
Finding the Best Nursing Associate 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 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Jersey College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Teterboro, Jersey College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
On average, nursing graduates from Jersey College take out $35,837 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $89.
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Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Union County College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from Union County College take out $28,481 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean County College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from OCC take out $26,659 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 140 students majoring in nursing at Brookdale Community College, 13% are male and 87% are female.
On average, nursing graduates from Brookdale Community College take out $20,311 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Bergen Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Paramus, Bergen Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.
On average, nursing graduates from Bergen Community College take out $21,031 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #6, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. RCBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Mount Laurel.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
Nursing majors at RCBC take out an average of $23,447 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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County College of Morris ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 111 students majoring in nursing at County College of Morris, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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Raritan Valley Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.
Of the 106 students majoring in nursing at RVCC, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Nursing majors at RVCC take out an average of $20,263 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Mercer County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 95 students majoring in nursing at Mercer County Community College, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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Camden County College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from Camden County College take out $24,067 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
New York | 17,708 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 23 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.