2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Graduate 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 17 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at TCNJ. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Stevens Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in New Jersey.
Stevens does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 3 spot on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $30,169 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Rutgers New Brunswick, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
Online graduate courses are available at Rider, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NJIT. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Seton Hall does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
Felician University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Felician. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Monmouth University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
Monmouth does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at William Paterson University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 32% took at least some of their classes online.
Rowan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Rowan does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Montclair State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Montclair State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #12, College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at CSE, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #13, Stockton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Stockton State. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
FDU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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With a ranking of #15, Kean University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Kean. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 6% took at least some of their classes online.
Georgian Court University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Georgian Court is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out TESU. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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