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2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

17 Colleges
2,968 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,054 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New JerseyOut of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 4th in New Jersey. In fact, 2,968 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 1.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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College of Saint Elizabeth tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Jersey that are best for non-traditional nursing students. CSE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Morristown. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSE, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in New Jersey ranking.

The student loan default rate at CSE is lower than is typical, just 4.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 336 students take at least one class online at CSE. 420 students are part time.

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Thomas Edison State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

About 1.5% of TESU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,645 of TESU students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,641 of the students at TESU are attending part time.

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Felician University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Lodi, Felician is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Felician did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in New Jersey list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 940 students take at least one class online at Felician. 592 of Felician students are attending part time.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in New Jersey rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 students are part time.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

Our rankings recognize Kean University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

About 3.1% of Kean students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. 3,314 students are part time.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

The student loan default rate at FDU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. 325 of FDU students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,986 of the students at FDU are attending part time.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 3,122 students at William Paterson University that take at least one class online. 3,144 of William Paterson University students are attending part time.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Seton Hall also made our Best Colleges for Nursing in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at Seton Hall is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,136 students take at least one class online at Seton Hall. There are roughly 2,229 part time students in attendance at Seton Hall.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Ramapo College also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in New Jersey rankings.

The student loan default rate at Ramapo College is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,224 students at Ramapo College that take at least one class online. 1,054 students are part time.

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New Jersey City University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.2%. There are approximately 3,077 students at NJCU that take at least one class online. 2,199 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 7,888
Pennsylvania 6,351
Maryland 1,716
Delaware 768
District of Columbia 456

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 17 schools only.

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