2023 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,450 people earned their degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 171 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great kindergarten/preschool education and teaching 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 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in New Jersey (With Aid)

1

Kean University
Union, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$18,191 Average Net Price

$45,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 44 ’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Kean also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Kean is $18,191 for New Jersey Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students with aid.

Read more about Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at Kean University

2

New Jersey City University
Jersey City, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$13,297 Average Net Price

$44,871 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 ’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

NJCU also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend New Jersey City University is $13,297 for New Jersey Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students with aid.

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• Best Value Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (With Aid)

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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