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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in New Jersey to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found William Paterson University of New Jersey to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at William Paterson University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

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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 large suburb of Lodi, Felician is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Felician, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

Saint Peter’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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Thomas Edison State 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. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

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Rutgers University - Camden came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Stockton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,708
Pennsylvania 11,477
Maryland 4,104
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

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 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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