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2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,696 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 702 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #35 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in New Jersey for general education students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rowan are $16,146 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgian Court University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in New Jersey. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lakewood.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgian Court are $17,482 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $20,495 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Monmouth graduate students pay an average of $29,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

Saint Peter’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jersey City.

Saint Peter’s College graduate students pay an average of $21,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,014
New York 604
Maryland 1,286
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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