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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

10 Colleges
$101,387 Avg Salary
$40,791 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named William Paterson University of New Jersey the most popular school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at William Paterson University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Felician University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lodi.

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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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Saint Peter’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - Camden did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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