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

13 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary
$76,952 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 132 students majoring in nursing at Rutgers New Brunswick, 15% are male and 85% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $72,267 in student loans while working on their Doctor's Degree.

Full Nursing at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Out of the 13 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Doctor's Degree, nursing majors at Rutgers Camden accumulate an average of around $72,267 in student debt.

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#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Monmouth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Jersey. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

Full Nursing at Monmouth University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Out of the 13 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

Nursing majors at Rutgers Newark take out an average of $72,267 in student loans while working on their Doctor's Degree.

Full Nursing at Rutgers University - Newark Report

#7

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Felician University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lodi.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Felician, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway.

Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.

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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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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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