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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in New Jersey

5 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,550 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 19 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in nursing practice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The nursing practice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey”.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree nursing practice students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. Located in Wayne, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing Practice at William Paterson University of New Jersey

#2

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the #2 spot on the list. Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers Camden did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Camden are $31,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers Camden Nursing Practice Report

#3

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Felician University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. Felician University is a small school located in Lodi, New Jersey that handed out 1 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Felician also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Felician University are $20,050.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Felician

#4

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Edison State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. Thomas Edison State University is a fairly large school located in Trenton, New Jersey that handed out 2 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

TESU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Edison State University are $12,024, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TESU Nursing Practice Report

#5

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seton Hall University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. South Orange, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Seton Hall

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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