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

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for nursing science students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 155 master's degrees in nursing science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality nursing science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Science Schools

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nursing science.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nursing Science in New Jersey

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

73 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in nursing science has to take a look at Monmouth University. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Long Branch. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were approximately 73 nursing science individuals who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ

42 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Ramapo College of New Jersey is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in nursing science. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were approximately 42 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Ramapo College in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in nursing science has to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were roughly 24 nursing science individuals who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

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4

Kean University
Union, NJ

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in nursing science has to check out Kean University. Kean is a large public university located in the suburb of Union. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

There were roughly 13 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in nursing science in New Jersey.

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

More information about a master’s in nursing science from College of Saint Elizabeth

6

Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ

Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a master’s in nursing science from Rutgers University - Camden

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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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