Master's Degree Programs in Nursing - NJ

A master's degree in nursing prepares the baccalaureate educated nurse for advanced practice, management and educator roles in the ever increasingly complex field of health care. The demand for master's educated nurses in New Jersey is at an all time high. The need for advanced practice nurses that provide a more cost-effective health care solution is a driving factor as well as the need for leaders in nursing management and nursing faculty at nursing schools throughout New Jersey.

To become an advanced practice nurse in New Jersey, a master's level education and national certification by a certifying body approved by the board of nursing is required. The progressive MSN programs you'll find below prepare students for the required national certification and to practice in New Jersey. You'll also find a variety of leadership and nurse educator master's programs as well as MSN entry programs.

Nursing salaries in New Jersey are some of the highest in the country and the job outlook, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is excellent through 2016. Master's educated nurses will have the greatest opportunities for jobs and higher salary positions. Our research on current masters educated nurse educator job postings found that nurse educators in New Jersey earn between $70,000 and over $120,000 annually depending on specialty, experience, location and other factors. We found that clinical nurse specialists earn from $72,000 to well over $100,000 annually. Nurse practitioners earn some of the highest salaries of the master's educated nurses, earning from $88,000 to well over $100,000 a year. Nursing faculty earn from around $50,000 to $80,000 a year. Nurses in a management level position with a master's education make very good salaries from the high $70k to well over $110,000 a year. Nurse practitioners, along with the other specialties, will earn different salaries based on their area of specialization. For example, the mental health and psychiatric nurse practitioners seem to earn quite high salaries. Again, these salaries are highly dependent on location, employer, experience, education, training and other factors.

Accredited Online and Campus Master's Degree in Nursing Programs in New Jersey

University of Phoenix College of Health and Human Services (Featured Program)

The Master's Degree in Nursing programs are CCNE accredited.

Excelsior College - School of Nursing

The MSN Distance Learning program is accredited by the NLNAC.

Programs Offered: MSN - Clinical Systems Management, MSN - Nursing Education, and RN to MSN

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Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing - Distance Education (Staff Recommended Programs)

The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools. They offer online MSN Programs with post masters certificates in the following areas: Certified Nurse Midwifery (accredited by ACME), Family Nurse Practitioner, and/or Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (both accredited by the NLNAC). FSMFN also offers an online DNP program accredited by the AACN. Coursework is web-based and clinical experience is acquired in your own community at clinics and hospitals.

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Kaplan University School of Nursing

The Master of Science in Nursing is designed to prepare you for leadership positions and specialist roles in health care institutions, and to qualify for nursing school instructor positions. The degree is also designed to serve as a foundation for future doctoral studies Request free information from the Kaplan University School of Nursing.

Monmouth University - Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies (Featured School in New Jersey & Staff Recommended Campus Program)

MSN Programs Offered: MSN - Adult Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing, RN to MSN, MSN - Nursing Administration, MSN - Nursing Education, MSN - School Nursing and MSN - Forensic Nursing. These programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764-1898

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Norwich University - Nursing Programs

The e-learning MSN program can be completed in 18 - 24 months. This program is approved by the Vermont State Nursing Board and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Programs Offered: Online MSN - Nurse Administration

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Regis University - Loretto Height School of Nursing

Regis University offers an online RN to MSN and MSN. These programs are nationally accredited by the AACN-CCNE.

Programs Offered: MSN Online, RN to MSN Online

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Vanderbilt University - School of Nursing

Vanderbilt University is accredited by the Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).

Programs Offered: Health Systems Management - MSN Online

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University of Cincinnati - College of Nursing (Featured School)

The MSN - Nurse Midwifery online program is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and the The MSN - Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner online program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Programs Offered: Online MSN - Nurse Midwifery, MSN - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

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The College of New Jersey

The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Middlestates Association of Colleges and Schools. The MSN program are accredited by the CCNE and the New Jersey Board of Nursing.

Nurse Programs Offered: Bridge MSN program for registered nurses with a non-nursing bachelor's degree, MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Adult Nurse Practitioner, and a variation in the Family Nurse Practitioner option for BSN-prepared nurse midwives and nurse practitioners, MSN - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, and MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader.

Paul Loser Hall 206, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 | Phone 609-771-2591

Fairleigh Dickinson University

MSN Programs Offered: Adult Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care, Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Leader, Forensic Nurse, Nurse Information Systems Specialists, and Nurse Educator. CCNE Accredited MSN Programs.

285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940 | Phone 201-692-2888

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Programs Offered: MSN - Adult Nurse Practitioner. This program is accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

PO Box 195, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195 | Phone: 609-652-4501

Rutgers College of Nursing

Master's Programs Offered: Acute Care of the Adult and Aged, Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing, Advance Practice in Women's Health, Community Health Nursing, Dual degree MS in Community Health and MPH Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Nursing, Minor in Nursing Education, Oncology (Adult and/or Pediatric) Nursing, and Primary Care of the Adult and Aged. The Rutgers Master's programs are accredited by the CCNE.

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Saint Peter's College

MSN Programs Offered: Primary Care- Adult Nurse Practitioner and Case Management - Nursing Administration. These program are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Hudson Terrace, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 07632 | Phone: 201-761-7480

Seton Hall University - College of Nursing

MSN Programs Offered: Health Systems Administration, Case Management & Health Systems Administration, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, School Nursing, and Master of Arts in Nursing Education.

400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079 | Phone: 973-761-9306

William Paterson University

Programs Offered: MSN - Adult Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Education, and MSN - Administration. The MSN programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

300 Pompton Road, Wayne, New Jersey, 07470 | Phone: 973-720-3492