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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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$53,340 Avg Salary
$15,683 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 analysis found JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. 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 167 students majoring in nursing at JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Nursing at JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Englewood Cliffs.

Of the 59 students majoring in nursing at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing, 14% are male and 86% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,521.

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Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Trenton, Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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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