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

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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 Doctor'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 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

#1

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

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

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Felician University landed the # 3 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

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Out of the 4 online programs at 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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

Full Nursing at Seton Hall University Report

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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 4 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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