Nursing Schools In New Jersey
In New Jersey, there are 40 accredited schools where nursing classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in nursing in the state of New Jersey, which encompasses nursing training at the following levels:
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
New Jersey Vs. National Nursing Employment
| New Jersey | 151,660 |
| National | 5,150,780 |
Approximately 3% of the country's nursing professionals work in New Jersey state.
Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In New Jersey
| 149,420 | 148,870 | 149,810 | 148,570 | 151,660 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Nursing is a growing field in New Jersey. In 2010 there were 2,240 more nursing professionals working in New Jersey than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of nursing has grown by 1% in New Jersey. This is slower than the trend for nursing professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of nursing professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.
Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in New Jersey
| $62,434 | $65,286 | $66,680 | $68,360 | $67,964 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nursing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by nursing professionals is increasing in New Jersey. The mean salary for nursing professionals in 2006 was $62,434 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $67,964 per year.
Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$47,826 |
25th percentile |
$55,170 |
50th percentile |
$64,972 |
75th percentile |
$77,168 |
90th percentile |
$93,836 |
Thus, nursing professionals' salaries grew by 8% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of New Jersey, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of nursing. The pay differential between the highest paid nursing professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 96%
Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in New Jersey
BSN |
$75,440 |
Forensic Nursing |
$93,365 |
Gerontology |
$81,776 |
Nursing |
$67,964 |
RN to BSN |
$75,440 |
In New Jersey, nursing professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Nursing programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey
associate |
21 |
bachelor |
18 |
master |
18 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
36 |
| Total | 96 |
As the number of nursing professionals is increasing in New Jersey state, the number of students graduating from the 40 accredited nursing schools in New Jersey state is also increasing. In New Jersey, there were 612 graduates in 2006. And there were 4,697 graduates from nursing courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 667% percent increase in the number of nursing school degree or certificate graduates in New Jersey. 38% of these graduates received a undergraduate certificate in nursing.