2025 Best Nursing Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Nursing Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #201 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 156 bachelor's degrees in nursing science to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nursing science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing science students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Nursing Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nursing Science in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing science.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing Science

1

Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

126 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in nursing science has to look into Ramapo College of New Jersey. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Mahwah.More information about a bachelor’s in nursing science from Ramapo College of New Jersey

2

Kean University
Union, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Kean University is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing science. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in nursing science from Kean University

Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	698	422

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Science

Nursing Science is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	2,554
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	72

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.