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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in New Jersey

6 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in New Jersey

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In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 3,660 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,959 and $27,334 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 165 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. 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.

Read more about General Psychology at Rutgers New Brunswick

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Montclair State University General Psychology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. Teaneck, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

FDU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General 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 FDU are $10,656.

Full FDU General Psychology Report

#4

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #4 spot on the list. Kean is a fairly large school located in Union, New Jersey that handed out 67 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kean, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kean General Psychology Report

#5

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the #5 spot on the list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school situated in Camden, New Jersey. It awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Camden did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General 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 Camden are $31,338.

Read more about General Psychology at Rutgers University - Camden

#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

Seton Hall University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized school is located in South Orange, New Jersey, and it awarded 15 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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