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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 “Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general education programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s list. Montclair State is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 182 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgian Court University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lakewood, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 65 degrees to qualified masters’s education students 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 Monmouth University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s. 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 41 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s list. Rowan University is a fairly large public school situated in Glassboro, New Jersey. It awarded 36 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 #5 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
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Drew University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Madison, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 4 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Bloomfield College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Bloomfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bloomfield, New Jersey. It awarded 2 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. The College of New Jersey is a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
With a ranking of #9, Felician University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Lodi, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in New Jersey for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. William Paterson University of New Jersey is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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