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Practical Nursing Schools in New Jersey

16 schools compared · Average earnings $53,340/yr

16 New Jersey schools offer Practical Nursing. Average graduate earnings run 21% above the national average — something worth factoring in alongside tuition, location, and program fit.

Schools in NJ
16
Avg Grad Earnings
$53,340/yr
+21% vs. national avg
Avg Score
70/100
Top NJ Cities
8
with programs

Practical Nursing Programs in New Jersey

All 16 New Jersey schools offering Practical Nursing, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click a school to see full earnings projections and program details.

# School Score Earnings ROI
1 Essex County College
Newark, NJ		 84 $62,448/yr 115.8x
2 UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ
Cranford, NJ		 84 $57,957/yr 118.9x
3 Eastwick College-Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ		 72 $58,986/yr 38.8x
4 MCVSD
Freehold, NJ		 70 $62,124/yr —
5 Universal Training Institute
Perth Amboy, NJ		 69 $58,535/yr —
6 Jersey College
Teterboro, NJ		 69 $55,950/yr —
7 Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Englewood Cliffs, NJ		 69 $62,684/yr 23.8x
8 Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
Iselin, NJ		 69 $54,390/yr —
9 Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ		 69 $54,390/yr —
10 Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
Paramus, NJ		 69 $54,390/yr —
11 Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, NJ		 68 $49,653/yr —
12 Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City
West Atlantic City, NJ		 68 $49,653/yr —
13 Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River, NJ		 68 $49,629/yr —
14 Best Care College
East Orange, NJ		 64 $40,687/yr —
15 Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ		 62 $46,611/yr 12.3x
16 Healthcare Training Institute
Union, NJ		 61 $35,361/yr —

Where Practical Nursing Programs Cluster in New Jersey

Cities with the most Practical Nursing programs — useful if you want to minimize commute or relocate within state.

City Schools Avg Earnings
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 1 $62,684/yr
Newark, NJ 1 $62,448/yr
Freehold, NJ 1 $62,124/yr
Hackensack, NJ 1 $58,986/yr
Perth Amboy, NJ 1 $58,535/yr
Cranford, NJ 1 $57,957/yr
Teterboro, NJ 1 $55,950/yr
Iselin, NJ 1 $54,390/yr

Compare Practical Nursing in Other States

Considering a nearby state? Here's how New Jersey compares to others with strong Practical Nursing offerings.

Florida (60) California (54) Ohio (49) Texas (44) Pennsylvania (41) New York (35) Illinois (27) Tennessee (25) Missouri (22) Georgia (20) Minnesota (18) Virginia (18)
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Data from College Scorecard, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034, and DOL RAPIDS. Methodology & sources →