General Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Education Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 773 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Monmouth University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #627 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Monmouth is a great university overall.
There were roughly 82 general education students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Montclair State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were about 182 general education students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
Rowan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.
There were about 36 general education students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.
Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lakewood. This university ranks 28th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 65 general education students who graduated with this degree at Georgian Court in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 25 general education students who graduated with this degree at Saint Peter's College in the most recent year we have data available.
Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Lincroft. This college ranks 39th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 121 general education students who graduated with this degree at Brookdale Community College in the most recent data year.
RCSJ is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Sewell. This college ranks 43rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 85 general education students who graduated with this degree at RCSJ in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
