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2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in New Jersey

7 Colleges in New Jersey

147 Doctor's Degrees

If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 147 doctor's degrees in nursing science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Science School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in nursing science matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in New Jersey ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of nursing science students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for nursing science.

Featured Nursing Science Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Science in New Jersey

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

125 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing science has to check out Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were roughly 125 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing science from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing science. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were about 7 nursing science individuals who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing science from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Monmouth University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing science. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were roughly 6 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - Newark if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing science. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were about 5 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were about 3 nursing science individuals who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of South Orange. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were roughly 1 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing science from Seton Hall University

Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ

Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Camden. More information about a doctorate in nursing science from Rutgers University - Camden

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Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	25
Pennsylvania	303	32
Maryland	179	10
District of Columbia	144	10

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Nursing Science is one of 22 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	19

Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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