Nursing Schools in New Jersey
There are 70 nursing schools in New Jersey. This year, we evaluated 42 schools NCLEX pass rates and net prices, and our ranking system identified the following schools as the best value schools.
The calculation we used here takes into account a school's NCLEX pass rate and the net price of attendance for a student who received the average amount of financial aid. The higher the NCLEX pass rate of the program, and the lower the cost, the better the return on investment.
Learn more about our nursing schools ranking methodology hereEach school has two separate rankings. One for the RN program and one for the LPN program. Use the Filter By options to see each list. The Sort By button allows you to sort the list by school name, cost, or rank.
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Nursing Schools Best-Value Rankings
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Rowan College at Burlington County
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Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) is located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. RCBC was established back in 1966 and is a fully accredited two-year public community college. The school used to be known as Burlington Community College and has gone through several name changes over the years. ... Programs offered
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Rowan College at Gloucester County
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Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC) is located in Sewell, New Jersey and was originally known as Gloucester County College. RCGC was established back in 1966 and is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. RCGC offers more than 70 different ... Programs offered
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Warren County Community College
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Warren County Community College (WCCC) is located in Washington, New Jersey and currently serves over 1800 students. WCCC was established back in 1981 and it has been working ever since to provide great academic opportunities through certificate programs that can lead to very good employment ... Programs offered
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Brookdale Community College
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Brookdale Community College is located in Lincroft, New Jersey and has several satellite locations around the area. This is a public community college that was established back in 1967 and now has over 14,000 students enrolled in some way. This is an open-admission college that aims to provide ... Programs offered
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Cumberland County College
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Cumberland County College is located in Vineland, New Jersey. Cumberland was established back in 1966 and enrolls around 4000 students annually. There are 87 programs at this school that will allow students to earn associate’s degrees of some type and many different certificate courses ... Programs offered
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County College of Morris
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Middlesex County College
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Middlesex County College (MCC) is located in Edison, New Jersey. MCC was established in 1964 and currently offers students 90 different degree and certificate programs. Students will be able to use MCC to meet their goals in life and find success in many lucrative career paths. This school even ... Programs offered
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Bergen Community College
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Bergen Community College is located in Paramus, New Jersey. This school was established in 1965 and it currently serves over 14,000 students. It has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. There are various associate’s degree programs in different areas ... Programs offered
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Atlantic Cape Community College
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Salem Community College
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Essex County College
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Passaic County Community College
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Ocean County College
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New Jersey City University
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Rutgers University-Newark
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Rutgers University-Newark is a public institution in Newark, New Jersey. It was founded in 1766 in New Brunswick, making it the eighth oldest college in the US. The university became a state university in 1945 and then merged with the former University of Newark. The campus is in the University ... Programs offered
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Rutgers University-Camden
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Saint Peter's University
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Stockton University
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William Paterson University of New Jersey
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William Paterson University of New Jersey is a public institution with both undergrad and graduate programs. It was founded in 1855, making it the second-oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New Jersey. The university started as the Paterson City Normal School, offering ... Programs offered
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Ramapo College of New Jersey
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Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
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Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus was founded in 1942 in Teaneck, New Jersey. It is a private institution with both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university currently offers more than 100 different degree programs and maintains four campuses. It is also the ... Programs offered
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Felician University
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Felician University is a private university in Lodi, New Jersey. It was founded in 1923 as a private Roman Catholic university. Along with the campus in Lodi, there is a second campus in Rutherford, which is home to the Iviswold Castle. The castle was constructed in 1869 and is a historic ... Programs offered
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Caldwell University
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Caldwell University is a private Roman Catholic institution in Caldwell, New Jersey. The Sisters of St. Dominic founded the school in 1939 as the Caldwell College for Women. The university received university status in 2013 and changed its name to Caldwell University in 2014. The campus is in ... Programs offered
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Bloomfield College
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Eastern International College-Jersey City
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The College of New Jersey
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Jersey College
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Georgian Court University
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Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing
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Seton Hall University
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Seton Hall University was founded in 1856 in South Orange, New Jersey. It is a private institution with both undergraduate and graduate-level programs. Seton Hall University is a Roman Catholic university that consists of 11 different colleges and schools. The university has received several ... Programs offered
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Eastwick College-Ramsey
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Union County College
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Union County College (UCC) is located in Cranford, New Jersey. UCC was established way back in 1933 and it currently serves over 11,000 students. This school offers students more than 80 different academic programs, many of which can transfer over to larger four-year universities. Many students ... Programs offered
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Camden County College
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Camden County College (CCC) is located in Blackwood, New Jersey. CCC was established back in 1967 and it currently serves well over 10,000 students with various different associate’s degree opportunities as well as career-focused or technical certificate programs to further their career ... Programs offered
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Hudson County Community College
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Hudson County Community College (HCCC) is located in Jersey City, New Jersey. HCCC was established back in 1974 and currently serves more than 9,000 students. This public community college allows students to pursue various associate’s degree opportunities and there is also a large number ... Programs offered
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Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
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Ocean County Vocational-Technical School is located in Toms River, New Jersey. This is a school that offers adults in the community a chance to further their career opportunities through vocational and technical training courses that are specifically designed to lead students into lucrative ... Programs offered
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Morris County Vocational School District
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Monmouth County Vocational School District
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Berkeley College-Woodland Park
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Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
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Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
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Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
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Prism Career Institute
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Best Care College
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College of Saint Elizabeth
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Eastwick College-Hackensack
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JFK Muhlenberg Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder Schools
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Kean University
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Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
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Mercer County Community College
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Monmouth University
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HackensackUMC Mountainside School of Nursing
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New Community Workforce Development Center
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Raritan Valley Community College
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Rowan University
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Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing
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Thomas Edison State University
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Thomas Edison State University (TECU) is a public university in Trenton, New Jersey. It was founded in 1972 as the Thomas Edison State College. After receiving university status in 2015, the college changed its name to reflect its new status. The campus is in downtown Trenton and continues to ... Programs offered
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Rider University
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Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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Mercer County Community College - James Kerney Campus
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Metropolitan Learning Institute - Jersey City
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AVTECH Institute of Technology
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Brooks Alternative Tech School
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Cape May County Technical School
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Center for Advanced Training and Studies
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Merit Technical Institute
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Passaic County Technical Institute
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Pinelands School of Practical Nursing & Allied Health Inc
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Vineland Adult Education Center
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
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The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Stratford (UMDNJ-Stratford) was a health sciences institution that was originally established in 1954. However, the university was dissolved in 2013. Most of the schools were merged with Rutgers University, creating the Rutgers School of ... Programs offered
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Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools
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Closed Nursing Schools/Campuses
The following schools are closed permanently.
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Dover Business College - Clifton (Closed in 2014) LPN |
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Closed in 2013) BSN MSN Accelerated BSN RN to BSN DNP BSN to DNP PhD |
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Somerset County Technology Institute (Closed in 2010) LPN |
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Raritan Bay Medical Center (Closed in 2009) Diploma ADN |
New Jersey's NCLEX-RN pass rate Vs. National Average
New Jersey's NCLEX-PN pass rate Vs. National Average
New Jersey Nursing Salary and Emplyment Statistics
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| Registered Nurses | 80,560 | 20.104 | $39 | $80,910 | |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 250 | 0.063 | -- | -- | |
| Nurse Midwives | 210 | 0.053 | $54 | $112,290 | |
| Nurse Practitioners | 4,840 | 1.209 | $57 | $118,010 | |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 17,240 | 4.301 | $27 | $55,710 | |
| Nursing Assistants | 56,660 | 14.138 | $14 | $28,560 | |
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