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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

7 Ranked Colleges
400 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in New Jersey

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education 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 general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in New Jersey

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 201 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #1 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 Montclair State are $18,972.

Full Montclair State University General Education Report

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 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 #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick General Education Report

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree education students list, Rowan has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Education 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 more about General Education at Rowan University

#4

Georgian Court University

Lakewood, New Jersey

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgian Court University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lakewood, New Jersey, and it awarded 81 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgian Court not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgian Court University are $17,062, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Drew University

Madison, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Drew University landed the #5 spot on the list. Drew is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drew, the school also landed the #5 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 Drew are $19,871.

Read more about General Education at Drew University

#6

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

Monmouth University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey ranking. Monmouth University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It awarded 44 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Monmouth also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth are $28,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, New Jersey

Saint Peter’s University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey ranking. Saint Peter’s College 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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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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