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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

4 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps 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 Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
7 Total Awards
$29,290 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Monmouth University the most popular school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. West Long Branch, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, New Jersey
4 Total Awards

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Jersey. This medium-sized public school is located in Trenton, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, TESU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

Full Thomas Edison State University Report

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
2 Total Awards
$26,018 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Seton Hall University Report

#3

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
2 Total Awards
$20,430 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Felician University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Felician is located in Lodi, New Jersey and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Felician University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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