New Jersey needs more master's-prepared nurse educators and nurse managers. Like many states, New Jersey is in the midst of a nursing shortage. But according to the New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, the state's nursing schools currently turn away more than half of all qualified applicants because the schools lack the faculty to teach them. New Jersey's schools of nursing report a six percent faculty vacancy rate, and experts predict that even more positions will go unfilled in the future when current faculty members retire – unless more nurses head back to school and prepare for a career in nursing education. With an MSN degree, nurses can teach RN and LPN students, and lead clinical sessions for BSN students.
New Jersey also needs nurse managers who are educated in management and leadership. A recent survey by the New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing found that 40 percent of New Jersey nurses rate their immediate manager as "poor." Part of the problem may be that most current nurse managers lack any formal management education. Approximately 60 percent of surveyed nurse managers lack a BSN degree, much less a Master's degree. A MSN degree with a focus on leadership or nursing administration can prepare nurses to effectively manage and lead nursing teams.
MSN programs for New Jersey nurses include:
- Thomas Edison State College. Located in Trenton, Thomas Edison State Colleges offers MSN degrees in nursing education and nursing administration, as well as nursing informatics. MSN classes are offered online.
- Seton Hall University. Seton Hall also offers online MSN education. The school offers typical MSN degrees for would-be nurse practitioners, nurse educators and nurse administrators. It also offers a unique MSN degree in school nursing and clinical nurse leader program designed for students who hold a bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing.
Below is a list of all the accredited schools with campus locations in New Jersey that offer MSN programs.
College of Saint Elizabeth (Morristown, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Nursing Education
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, NJ / Teaneck, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner - Education or Administration Focus, Clinical Nurse Leader, Family Nurse Practitioner, Forensic Nursing, Nurse Educator, Nursing Information Systems, Psychiatric/Mental Health Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Felician College (Lodi, NJ / Rutherford, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: MS in Nursing - Adult Nurse Practitioner (online), MS in Nursing - Education (online), MS in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (online)
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Kean University (Union, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Clinical Management, Community Health, MSN/MPA Nursing and Public Administration, School Nursing
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Monmouth University (West Long Branch, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, Forensic Nursing, Nurse Administrator, Nursing Education, School Nursing
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (Camden, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Master of Science in Nursing - Anesthesia
Accreditation: AANA/CANAEP accredited
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Ramapo College of New Jersey (Mahwah, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Nursing Education
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Rutgers The State University of New Jersey-Newark (Newark, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Acute Care of the Adult and Aged (NP or CNS) (online), Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing (NP or CNS) (online), Advanced Practice in Women’s Health (NP) (online), Community Health Nursing NP/CNS (online), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) (online), MS/MPH (online), Oncology (Adult and/or Pediatric) (online), Primary Care of the Adult and Aged (NP or CNS) (online), Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (NP or CNS) (online)
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Saint Peter's University (Jersey City, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Case Management / Nursing Administration
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult NP, Case Management & Health Systems Administration, Clinical Nurse Leader, Gerontological NP, Health Systems Administration, MA in Nursing Education, MSN/MBA, Pediatric NP, School Nursing
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The College of New Jersey (Ewing, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Leader, Family Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (Pomona, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Thomas Edison State College (Trenton, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Nurse Educator (online)
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (Newark, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Acute/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, Acute/Critical Care: Advanced Practice Oncology Nursing, Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health Nurse Practitioner: Oncology Nursing Focus, Advanced Community Health Leadership, Child & Adolescent Psychiatric & Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Leadership, Clinical Trials Research Nurse, Dual Adult Health Nurse Practitioner and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Family Health Nurse Practitioner, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Midwifery, Nursing Education, Nursing Informatics, Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Adult Focus, Women’s Health NP/Nurse Midwifery, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Women’s Health/Adult NP, Women’s Health/Gerontological NP
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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William Paterson University (Wayne, NJ)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Community Health CNS, Nurse Educator, Nursing Administration
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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