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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$18,189 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master'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 master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 per year.

TCNJ also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Paterson University are $14,050 per year.

Full Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

#5

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stockton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stockton State are $15,805 per year.

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#6

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

With a ranking of #6, College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

CSE graduate students pay an average of $18,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Rowan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ramapo College are $19,085 per year.

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#9

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Kean University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kean are $17,476 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Kean University

With a ranking of #10, Thomas Edison State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

TESU graduate students pay an average of $12,024 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools 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 17 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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