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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

5 Schools Ranked
$37,817 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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#1

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
31 Total Awards
$33,064 Average Tuition & Fees
$65,821 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Monmouth University the best school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $65,821 in loans while pursuing their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Monmouth. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 34% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#2

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
14 Total Awards
$20,900 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Felician University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Felician is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lodi, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

One thing to take note of is that Felician does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
75 Total Awards
$21,078 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 75 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Rutgers New Brunswick does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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46 Total Awards
$15,843 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Jersey. This medium-sized public school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, and it awarded 46 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at William Paterson University. During the 2020-2021 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$22,326 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

FDU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 17% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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