2024 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

an associate degree in general education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #55 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 293 associate degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt general education students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general education students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Education in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general education.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Education

1

Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ

121 Annual Graduates

$17,142 Median Starting Salary

$8,750 Median Student Debt

Brookdale Community College is a great choice for students pursuing an associate degree in general education. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Soon after graduating, education associate recipients usually earn an average of $17,142 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in general education from Brookdale Community College

2

Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
Sewell, NJ

85 Annual Graduates

$18,207 Median Starting Salary

$10,987 Median Student Debt

Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a great choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in general education. Located in the suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After graduating, education associate recipients typically earn an average of $18,207 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in general education from Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus

Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	49
Pennsylvania	179	47
Maryland	126	131
District of Columbia	36	31

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

General Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	293

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	249
Teacher Education Subject Specific	29
Instructional Media Design	10
Teaching Assistants	5
Special Education	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO. More about our data sources and methodologies.