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

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Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

#1

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Seton Hall University the most popular school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Seton Hall University Report

#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 master’s degree. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

Of the 65 students majoring in nursing at Monmouth, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at Monmouth University

Out of the 19 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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Women make up 79% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Rowan University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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

Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Ramapo College of New Jersey Report

Thomas Edison State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Felician University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lodi.

Of the 27 students majoring in nursing at Felician, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full Nursing at Felician University Report

#9

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at College of Saint Elizabeth Report

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

Women make up 67% of the nursing majors at the school.

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

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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 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 19 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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