by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 129,869 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across New Jersey, there were 1,045 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 372 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,273 and $26,463 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 307 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus General Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centenary University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey. Located in Madison, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 35 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full New Jersey Institute of Technology General Studies Report
Felician University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Lodi, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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