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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in New Jersey to see which graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named William Paterson University of New Jersey the most popular school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Jersey. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

Full Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in nursing at Rutgers New Brunswick, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Felician University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lodi, Felician is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Rutgers University - Camden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Rutgers University - Camden Report

The College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

Full Nursing at The College of New Jersey Report

#6

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Thomas Edison State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

Full Nursing at Thomas Edison State University Report

#6

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Saint Peter’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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 10 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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