2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey
Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in New Jersey with 5,648 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare 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 Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Jersey College the most popular school in New Jersey for nursing students working on their associate degree. Jersey College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Teterboro.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
On average, nursing graduates from Jersey College take out $35,837 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $89.
The in-demand associate degree programs at Union County College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Jersey. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cranford.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from Union County College take out $28,481 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ocean County College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from OCC take out $26,659 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
The in-demand associate degree programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Jersey. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.
Of the 140 students majoring in nursing at Brookdale Community College, 13% are male and 87% are female.
On average, nursing graduates from Brookdale Community College take out $20,311 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Bergen Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bergen Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Paramus.
About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.
On average, nursing graduates from Bergen Community College take out $21,031 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
Nursing majors at RCBC take out an average of $23,447 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
County College of Morris did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.
Of the 111 students majoring in nursing at County College of Morris, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Raritan Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 106 students majoring in nursing at RVCC, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Nursing majors at RVCC take out an average of $20,263 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Mercer County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.
Of the 95 students majoring in nursing at Mercer County Community College, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Camden County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from Camden County College take out $24,067 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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 |
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New York | 17,708 |
Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 23 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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