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2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

8 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Educational Administration is the 26th most popular major in the country with 45,664 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,025 and had an average of $38,048 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 971 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,293 and $38,623 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in educational administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great educational administration 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 educational administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree education admin students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Administration in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s education admin degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Educational Administration Report

#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. Rowan University is a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey doctor’s degree education admin students list, Rowan has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’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 Rowan are $15,787.

Full Rowan Educational Administration Report

#3

Centenary University

Hackettstown, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centenary University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. Centenary University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hackettstown, New Jersey. It awarded 4 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Centenary also took the #7 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Centenary University are $17,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Administration at Centenary

#4

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. South Orange, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education admin degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Seton Hall University Educational Administration Report

#5

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Kean also took the #6 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean University are $22,318, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Kean University

#6

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

College of Saint Elizabeth ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. College of Saint Elizabeth is a private not-for-profit institution located in Morristown, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSE, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’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 College of Saint Elizabeth are $18,734.

Full CSE Educational Administration Report

#6

Caldwell University

Caldwell, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Caldwell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey ranking. This small school is located in Caldwell, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey doctor’s degree education admin students list, Caldwell has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Caldwell are $18,380, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Administration at Caldwell

#7

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, New Jersey

Saint Peter’s University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey ranking. Saint Peter’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 20 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Peter’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Peter’s College are $21,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Peter’s College Educational Administration Report

#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Monmouth University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey ranking. West Long Branch, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education admin degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monmouth, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth are $28,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Monmouth University Educational Administration 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.

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