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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$19,695 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New Jersey to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New Jersey. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Thomas Edison State University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $14,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

#4

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

Kean graduate students pay an average of $17,476 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Kean University Report

#5

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stockton University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Stockton State also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 a year.

Full Nursing at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Felician University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lodi, Felician is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Camden are $20,649 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Rutgers University - Camden

Rutgers University - Newark 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

Rutgers Newark graduate students pay an average of $20,466 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Rutgers University - Newark Report

#10

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Seton Hall are $26,018 a 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
New York 3,148
Pennsylvania 2,683
Maryland 922
District of Columbia 534
Delaware 174

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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