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2021 Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

17 Colleges
2,963 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,418 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New JerseyGeneral Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 2,963 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 116,220 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.5% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Jersey that are best for non-traditional general psychology students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick also made our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New Jersey list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 students are part time.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

Kean University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

About 3.1% of Kean students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. There are roughly 3,314 part time students in attendance at Kean.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rider University. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Rider did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New Jersey list.

The student loan default rate at Rider is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 672 students take at least one class online at Rider. 898 of Rider students are attending part time.

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The College of New Jersey landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population. TCNJ also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New Jersey rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 1,040 students at TCNJ that take at least one class online. About 570 of the students at TCNJ are attending part time.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Our rankings recognize Rowan University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro. Rowan also made our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New Jersey list, coming in at #8.

About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to William Paterson University of New Jersey. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 3,122 students at William Paterson University that take at least one class online. About 3,144 of the students at William Paterson University are attending part time.

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Georgian Court University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Georgian Court is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 873 students take at least one class online at Georgian Court. 786 students are part time.

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch. Monmouth not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New Jersey list.

About 1.7% of Monmouth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,584 students take at least one class online at Monmouth. 808 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Montclair State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New Jersey list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 9,294 students take at least one class online at Montclair State. There are roughly 4,724 part time students in attendance at Montclair State.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ramapo College of New Jersey. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah. Ramapo College also made our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New Jersey list, coming in at #6.

About 0.7% of Ramapo College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,224 students take at least one class online at Ramapo College. There are roughly 1,054 part time students in attendance at Ramapo College.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 9,810
Pennsylvania 4,092
Maryland 2,451
Delaware 190
District of Columbia 376

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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