by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 773 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,889 and $16,512 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 359 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgian Court University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey. Georgian Court University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, New Jersey. It awarded 65 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey. Montclair State University is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Peter’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey. Saint Peter’s University is a small school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 25 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Monmouth University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bloomfield College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey. Bloomfield, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Drew University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey list. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #7, Rowan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey list. Rowan is a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey ranking. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick General Education Report
Felician University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Lodi, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
William Paterson University of New Jersey ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey list. William Paterson University of New Jersey is a medium-sized public school situated in Wayne, New Jersey. It awarded 0 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Education at William Paterson University
The College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #9. The College of New Jersey is a medium-sized public school situated in Ewing, New Jersey. It awarded 0 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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