2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor 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. This report analyzed 12 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FDU are $10,722 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Edison State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TESU are $12,024 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.
William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $14,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.
Kean graduate students pay an average of $17,476 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stockton University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.
Stockton State graduate students pay an average of $15,805 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Stockton State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick 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 #6 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Felician University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lodi.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Felician are $20,430 a year.
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Rutgers University - Camden 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 #8 on the list. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Camden.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Camden are $20,649 a year.
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Rutgers University - Newark landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Newark are $20,466 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.
Seton Hall graduate students pay an average of $26,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
New York | 17,708 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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