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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing the most popular school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Plainfield.

Of the 161 students majoring in nursing at JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing

Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in nursing at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing, 18% are male and 82% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing accumulate an average of around $30,185 in student debt.

Full Nursing at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Trenton, Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Nursing at Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing

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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 3 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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