2027 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools in New Jersey

[Other Psychology & Counseling](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/other-psychology-and-counseling/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value other psychology & counseling schools.
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2027 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools in New Jersey
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other psychology & counseling degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools
Somerset Christian College tops our 2027 list of the best value other psychology & counseling schools in New Jersey. Somerset Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newark. In-state tuition and fees average $25,900. Typical student debt for other psychology & counseling graduates is $24,991. Other Psychology & Counseling graduates of Somerset Christian College earn a median of $45,662 early in their careers. Set against $24,991 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
Students looking for strong value in other psychology & counseling will find it at Rider University, which ranked #2. Rider University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. In-state tuition and fees average $41,120. Typical student debt for other psychology & counseling graduates is $26,241. Other Psychology & Counseling graduates of Rider University earn a median of $55,303 early in their careers. Set against $26,241 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 79% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.