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201 Bergen St, Newark, New Jersey 07103
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303 University Ave, Newark, New Jersey 07102
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Newark, NJ (population: 279,278) has four nursing schools within its city limits. Rutgers University-Newark, the highest ranked school in the city with a nursing program, has a total student population of 11,501. It is the 248th highest ranked school in the USA and the 8th highest in the state of New Jersey (#1 is Rutgers University-New Brunswick). To learn more about nursing programs in Newark, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of nursing professors at Rutgers University such as Baldwin, Cory Boyd, Barbara Cannella, Karen D'Alonzo, Deatrah Dubose, and Tresa Dusaj.

Nursing students from Newark schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Newark-Union-PA Metropolitan area alone, there are 3,310 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $50,660. Registered nurses in this area earn $77,970/yr and there are 18,700 employed.

Newark lies in Essex county, which is one of the 11 counties in New Jersey. Overall, the Newark-Union-PA Metropolitan area has 974,700 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.6% unemployment rate, $25.36/hr average worker wage, and a $52,760 average annual salary. Thus, about 19.183 out of every 1000 jobs in Newark are held by registered nurses, and 3.400/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.

Of the 4 nursing schools in Newark, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, New Community Workforce Development Center comes out as the most expensive ($18,864/yr) for nursing students, with Essex County College as the lowest, reported at only $3,641/yr.

Nursing Programs in Newark


Rutgers University-Newark
  • Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
    Levels offered: Masters, PhD
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Essex County College
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates

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