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Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

11 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 5,729 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New Jersey to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best school in New Jersey for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seton Hall University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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Georgian Court University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

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Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

With a ranking of #8, Monmouth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

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With a ranking of #9, Felician University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lodi.

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Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

Saint Peter’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 12,364
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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