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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in New Jersey (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 133,583 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 1,166 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree general studies students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 masters’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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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).
  • 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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