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2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$27,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,054 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 7th in New Jersey. In fact, 4,503 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. 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 Psychology Bachelor's Degree 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 25 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for psychology 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 Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Top 10 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Kean University

Union, NJ

Our analysis found Kean University to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

Kean undergraduate students pay an average of $12,595 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCNJ are $17,287 a year.

TCNJ also made our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in New Jersey. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per 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 psychology schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

Rowan undergraduate students pay an average of $14,376 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Rowan University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Paterson University are $14,208 per year.

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Rutgers University - Newark landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers Newark undergraduate students pay an average of $15,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Rutgers University - Newark Report

Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 per year.

Full Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#8

Pillar College

Newark, NJ

Pillar College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, Pillar is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Pillar undergraduate students pay an average of $22,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJCU are $15,072 per year.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Ramapo College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,952 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 7,472
New York 15,415
Maryland 2,865
Delaware 417
District of Columbia 939

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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