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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$19,373 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New Jersey to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Centenary University the best value school in New Jersey for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackettstown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Centenary are $17,550 a year.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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#3

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NJCU are $16,018 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NJCU is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in New Jersey.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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

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Out of the 12 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 a year.

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#6

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Saint Peter’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Saint Peter’s College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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#6

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Kean University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kean are $17,476 per year.

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#8

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ

Caldwell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Caldwell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Caldwell.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Caldwell are $15,824 per year.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Seton Hall are $26,018 a year.

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#10

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Rider graduate students pay an average of $20,159 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 12 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 Horadrim.

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