by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across New Jersey, there were 352 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 164 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. That schools that top this list have a program in teacher education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The teacher 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in New Jersey”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree teacher education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in New Jersey. NJCU is a public institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in New Jersey. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is located in Madison, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #3 spot on the list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized school located in Wayne, New Jersey that handed out 39 masters’s teacher 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in New Jersey list. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. It awarded 18 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in New Jersey list. Stockton State is a medium-sized school located in Galloway, New Jersey that handed out 31 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #6, The College of New Jersey did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in New Jersey list. Ewing, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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