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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$25,920 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences and humanities was ranked 3rd in New Jersey. In fact, 9,619 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Edison State University the best value school in New Jersey for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

TESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

TESU also made our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers Camden are $15,657 per year.

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#3

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Out of the 11 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stockton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Stockton State undergraduate students pay an average of $14,885 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan are $14,376 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ramapo College are $14,952 a year.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per year.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

William Paterson University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

Rider undergraduate students pay an average of $35,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FDU are $38,074 a year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

With a ranking of #10, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FDU are $40,054 a year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,589
New York 19,150
Maryland 9,515
Delaware 649
District of Columbia 145

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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