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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#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 graduate certificate in New Jersey. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

Read full report on Nursing at Monmouth University

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Felician University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lodi.

Read full report on Nursing at Felician University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Read full report on Nursing at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

Read full report on Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

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 5 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).
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