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

4 Schools Ranked
$99,370 Avg Student Debt

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
42 Total Awards
$33,064 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. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 42 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 34% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, New Jersey
14 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Thomas Edison State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Trenton, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school handed out 14 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at TESU 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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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
302 Total Awards
$34,328 Average Tuition & Fees
$92,016 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in South Orange, New Jersey, and it awarded 302 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from Seton Hall accumulate an average of $92,016 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 41% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
7 Total Awards
$20,900 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 University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lodi, New Jersey that handed out 7 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.

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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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