2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in New Jersey
Finding the Best Nursing 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 Most Popular Nursing Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in New Jersey to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in New Jersey
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Jersey College the most popular school in New Jersey for nursing students. Located in the large suburb of Teterboro, Jersey College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Jersey College carry an average student debt load of $36,433. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $89.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for nursing students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
Nursing majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out an average of $27,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $217, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The excellent programs at Union County College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Union County College carry an average student debt load of $26,250.
The excellent programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Jersey. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Camden.
While working on their degree, nursing majors at Rutgers Camden accumulate an average of around $27,500 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $217, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
The excellent programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Nursing majors at TESU take out an average of $21,138 in student loans while working on their egree.
Felician University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in New Jersey ranking. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lodi.
Nursing majors at Felician take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $349.
Chamberlain University - New Jersey ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of North Brunswick, Chamberlain - New Jersey is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
On average, nursing graduates from Chamberlain - New Jersey take out $38,460 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $256.
Seton Hall University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.
While working on their degree, nursing majors at Seton Hall accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $424, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
New Jersey City University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at NJCU take out is $25,000.
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in New Jersey ranking. JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools-School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Plainfield.
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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 |
Majors Related to Nursing
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 25 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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