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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$6,625 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our analysis found Rowan College at Burlington County to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RCBC are $5,159 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sussex County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the fringe town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Sussex County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Raritan Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

RVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Passaic County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

PCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

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

Union County College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Union County College also took the #4 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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