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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

14 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Brookdale Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 126 students majoring in education at Brookdale Community College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Out of the 14 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Camden County College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#4

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Out of the 14 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex County College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Edison.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Education at Middlesex County College

#6

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Raritan Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Education at Raritan Valley Community College

Cumberland County College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Cumberland County College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vineland.

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#9

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

Salem Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Carneys Point, Salem County College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at Salem Community College Report

Sussex County Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Sussex County Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Newton.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 14 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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