2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New Jersey to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New Jersey. FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.
FDU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas Edison State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Thomas Edison State University is a medium-sized public school located in Trenton, New Jersey that handed out 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TESU are $12,024 a year.
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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William Paterson University are $21,748 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since William Paterson University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 32% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kean University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Union, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kean are $22,438 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Kean does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 6% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Kean is ranked #5 for overall quality in New Jersey.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stockton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in New Jersey. Stockton State is located in Galloway, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stockton State are $22,247 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Stockton State, 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, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 163 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rutgers New Brunswick. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rutgers New Brunswick is ranked #2 for overall quality in New Jersey.
Felician University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lodi, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Felician are $20,430 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Felician, 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 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Felician also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #4.
Rutgers University - Camden came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers University - Camden is a medium-sized public school located in Camden, New Jersey that handed out 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers Camden graduate students pay an average of $32,433 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rutgers Camden. In fact, around 32% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rutgers University - Newark came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Newark are $33,186 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Rutgers Newark, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 23% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seton Hall University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in South Orange, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Seton Hall graduate students pay an average of $26,018 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Seton Hall does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Seton Hall not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
With a ranking of #11, Monmouth University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Monmouth University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in West Long Branch, New Jersey that handed out 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Monmouth are $29,290 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Monmouth. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Monmouth also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #1.
Saint Peter’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Saint Peter’s College graduate students pay an average of $21,246 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Saint Peter’s College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
References
- 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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