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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in New Jersey

5 Ranked Colleges
134 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master's in New Jersey

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across New Jersey, there were 4,857 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality registered nursing 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 registered nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in New Jersey

#1

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the #1 spot on the list. The College of New Jersey is a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TCNJ also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TCNJ are $15,883.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at The College of New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and it awarded 60 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree registered nursing students list, FDU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus are $10,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Registered Nursing Report

#3

Stockton University

Galloway, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stockton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stockton University is a public institution located in Galloway, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stockton State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’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 Stockton State are $21,545.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Stockton University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized school located in Wayne, New Jersey that handed out 21 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at William Paterson University of New Jersey

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a small school located in Madison, New Jersey that handed out 25 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

FDU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus are $10,674, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

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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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