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

3 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - Camden the most popular online school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from Rutgers Camden take out $29,905 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $217, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Nursing at Rutgers University - Camden Report

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Ramapo College accumulate an average of around $23,764 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $496, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Nursing at Ramapo College of New Jersey Report

#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rider University is a great place for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in nursing at Rider, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at Rider University

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

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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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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