2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

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 Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,719 people earned their degree in applied psychology, making the major the 336th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 50 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied psychology 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 applied psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s applied psychology students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132.

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#2

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$20,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rider is a small school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 28 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rider not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rider University are $20,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k)

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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