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2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Jersey, there were 69 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in higher education/higher education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality higher education/higher education administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and it awarded 7 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

FDU also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Peter’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. Saint Peter’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 5 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students with aid list, Saint Peter’s College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Peter’s University are $21,246.

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#5

Caldwell University

Caldwell, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Caldwell University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Caldwell, New Jersey, and it awarded 12 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caldwell, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Caldwell University are $18,380, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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