by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more nursing students than other colleges offering the major.
College Factual ranked the 51 nursing schools in New Jersey by the number of degrees they award each year.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors in New Jersey, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Leading the list of the most popular nursing schools is William Paterson University Of New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University Of New Jersey is a public university. This school awarded about 680 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at William Paterson University Of New Jersey
Jersey College is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Jersey College is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Teterboro. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 632 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. See more about nursing at Jersey College
Chamberlain University New Jersey ranks #3 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of North Brunswick, Chamberlain University New Jersey is a private for-profit university. Chamberlain University New Jersey graduated around 452 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for Chamberlain University New Jersey
Rutgers University New Brunswick is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Rutgers University New Brunswick is a public school located in the city of New Brunswick. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 447 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for Rutgers University New Brunswick
A rank of #5 makes Union County College one of the most popular schools for nursing. Set in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public institution. Union County College graduated around 319 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Union County College
Rutgers University Camden comes in at #6 for nursing this year. Set in the city of Camden, Rutgers University Camden is a public institution. This school awarded about 286 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at Rutgers University Camden
Felician College placed #7 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Lodi, Felician College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 231 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for Felician College
Seton Hall University comes in at #8 for nursing this year. Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange. Seton Hall University graduated around 184 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Seton Hall University
Jfk Muhlenberg Harold B And Dorothy A Snyder Schools School Of Nursing landed the #9 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Jfk Muhlenberg Harold B And Dorothy A Snyder Schools School Of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Plainfield. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 181 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for Jfk Muhlenberg Harold B And Dorothy A Snyder Schools School Of Nursing
Camden County College ranked #10 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Camden County College is a public school located in the suburb of Blackwood. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 161 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for Camden County College
Thomas Edison State College placed #11 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Trenton, Thomas Edison State College is a public institution. Thomas Edison State College graduated around 158 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Thomas Edison State College
Ramapo College Of New Jersey landed the #12 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College Of New Jersey is a public university. This school awarded about 147 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Ramapo College Of New Jersey
Ocean County College placed #13 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Toms River, Ocean County College is a public university. Ocean County College graduated around 132 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Ocean County College
Brookdale Community College placed #14 for nursing by yearly graduations. Brookdale Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Lincroft. Brookdale Community College graduated around 131 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for Brookdale Community College
Eastwick College Hackensack landed the #15 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Hackensack, Eastwick College Hackensack is a private for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 121 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for Eastwick College Hackensack
Monmouth University placed #16 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 118 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at Monmouth University
Mercer County Community College comes in at #17 for nursing this year. Set in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 116 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for Mercer County Community College
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus placed #18 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Teaneck, Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus is a private not-for-profit institution. Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus graduated around 113 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
Burlington County College landed the #19 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Burlington County College is a public school located in the suburb of Mount Laurel. This school awarded about 112 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Burlington County College
Georgian Court University comes in at #20 for nursing this year. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 104 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for Georgian Court University
Bergen Community College landed the #21 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Bergen Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Paramus. This school awarded about 102 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Bergen Community College
New Jersey City University comes in at #22 for nursing this year. Located in the city of Jersey City, New Jersey City University is a public university. New Jersey City University graduated around 98 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at New Jersey City University
The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey comes in at #23 for nursing this year. The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey is a public school located in the rural area of Galloway. The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey graduated around 97 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at The Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey
Montclair State University ranked #24 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Montclair State University is a public school located in the suburb of Montclair. Montclair State University graduated around 89 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for Montclair State University
Rowan University placed #25 for nursing by yearly graduations. Rowan University is a public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. This school awarded about 86 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Rowan University
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular nursing list:
Here are more schools that award nursing degrees:
| Rank | School | Location | Nursing Graduations |
|---|---|---|---|
| #51 | Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ | 5 |
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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