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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
400 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 826 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,125 and $29,262 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 400 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 201 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Peter’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Peter’s University is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Saint Peter’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education 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 Saint Peter’s University are $21,246.

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#4

Georgian Court University

Lakewood, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgian Court University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgian Court University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, New Jersey. It awarded 81 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgian Court also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Education 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 Georgian Court University are $17,062.

Full Georgian Court University General Education Report

#5

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monmouth University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k. West Long Branch, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

Monmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education 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 Monmouth are $28,586.

Read more about General Education at Monmouth University

#6

Drew University

Madison, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Drew University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Drew is a small school located in Madison, New Jersey that handed out 6 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Drew also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drew are $19,871, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Drew University General Education Report

#7

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey

Felician University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lodi, New Jersey. It awarded 1 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Felician also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Felician University are $20,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Felician University General Education Report

#8

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

Rowan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Rowan also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education 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 Rowan are $15,787.

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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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