2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found William Paterson University of New Jersey to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.
Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at William Paterson University, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Monmouth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Jersey. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 10 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 fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Felician University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lodi.
Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Felician, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Thomas Edison State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Stockton University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway.
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The College of New Jersey landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Saint Peter’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Rutgers University - Camden landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.
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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 10 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).
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