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2025 Best Nursing Science Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges in New Jersey
510 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in nursing science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #162 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 510 degrees in nursing science annually.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Science School

Best Nursing Science Schools in New Jersey Your choice of nursing science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Nursing Science Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing Science
Master's Degrees in Nursing Science
Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Science

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Science Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Nursing Science in New Jersey

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing science degree levels they offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in Nursing Science

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
151 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great option for students pursuing a degree in nursing science. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were about 151 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing science from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
84 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Monmouth University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing science. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #392 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Monmouth is a great university overall.

There were about 84 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
165 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in nursing science needs to take a look at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 18th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 165 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Ramapo College in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NJ

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in nursing science. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Teaneck. A Best Colleges rank of #438 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FDU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ

Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 738th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.

There were about 18 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at CSE in the most recent year we have data available.

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Kean University
Union, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
75 Nursing Science Degrees Awarded

Kean is a large public university located in the suburb of Union. This university ranks 21st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 75 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 84
Pennsylvania 978 444
Maryland 618 119
District of Columbia 441 13
Delaware 345 1

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 5,624
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 133
Clinical Nurse Leader 58
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 53
Nursing Practice 46
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 40
Critical Care Nursing 23
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 16
Nursing Administration 11
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 7

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