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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 5,648 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Our analysis found Monmouth University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New Jersey. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Out of the 12 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 a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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Out of the 12 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Felician University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lodi.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

Out of the 12 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - Camden did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

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With a ranking of #7, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

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With a ranking of #9, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

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#10

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
Maryland 4,104
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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