2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in New Jersey

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 52,394 finance students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country.

Across New Jersey, there were 1,388 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in finance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great finance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the finance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree finance students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in New Jersey

#1

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$15,787 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

Rowan also took the #1 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Finance at Rowan

#2

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$21,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Peter’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

Saint Peter’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Peter’s University are $21,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Peter’s University Finance Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Dave Dugdale.

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