If you plan on majoring in general education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Education Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 773 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Best General Education Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Monmouth University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #627 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Monmouth is a great university overall.
There were roughly 82 general education students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent data year. Those general education students who get their degree from Monmouth University make $7,746 more than the standard education graduate.
It's hard to beat Montclair State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Montclair State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 182 general education students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year. General Education degree recipients from Montclair State University earn a boost of around $11,724 over the typical income of general education majors.
It is difficult to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Those general education students who get their degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick make $5,925 more than the average education grad.
Rowan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.
There were approximately 36 general education students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year. Those general education students who get their degree from Rowan University earn $10,493 more than the typical education student.
Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lakewood. This university ranks 28th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 65 general education students who graduated with this degree at Georgian Court in the most recent year we have data available. General Education degree recipients from Georgian Court University get an earnings boost of approximately $14,474 above the average earnings of general education graduates.
Located in the large city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 25 general education students who graduated with this degree at Saint Peter's College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general education major at Saint Peter's University get $9,835 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Lincroft. This college ranks 39th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 121 general education students who graduated with this degree at Brookdale Community College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, education degree recipients typically make about $17,142 at the beginning of their careers.
RCSJ is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Sewell. This college ranks 43rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 85 general education students who graduated with this degree at RCSJ in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make around $18,207 in their early career salary.
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).
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Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
