2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey.
TCNJ does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Ramapo College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at College of Saint Elizabeth helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Jersey.
Online graduate courses are available at CSE, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rutgers New Brunswick. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Monmouth University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
One thing to take note of is that Monmouth does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Stockton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Stockton State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at FDU are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Rowan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rowan. In 2019-2020 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Kean University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Kean, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 6% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, FDU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.
William Paterson University 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rutgers University - Camden ranked #12 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rutgers Camden. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Felician University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Felician 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Seton Hall University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Seton Hall. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Peter’s University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Peter’s College. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
New Jersey City University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
NJCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Thomas Edison State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
TESU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 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%.
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