2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for English or French
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Ranked Colleges
69
Degrees Awarded
$30,000
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for English or French” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,791 people earned their degree in teaching English or French, making the major the 140th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, teaching English or French graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,917 and had an average of $20,920 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 69 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for English or French” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in teaching English or French. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teaching English or French programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teaching English or French program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for English or French” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for English or French
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for English or French”.
Top 2 Best Teaching English or French Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for English or French that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the #1 spot on the list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school situated in Ewing, New Jersey. It awarded 53 ’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
TCNJ also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 75 of the 7,783 students enrolled at The College of New Jersey were GI Bill® students, of which 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,905. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The College of New Jersey]](/colleges/the-college-of-new-jersey/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for English or French that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Peter’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Peter’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 3 ’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Peter’s College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 3,197 students enrolled at Saint Peter’s College, 25 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,939. During this same period, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Saint Peter’s College Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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