2023 Best Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Princeton. During the 2019-2020 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TCNJ. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 24 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the # 3 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Rutgers Newark does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 23% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 24 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Seton Hall 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 24 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Stevens does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
NJIT 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 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rider University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
Rider 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 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Rutgers New Brunswick does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Centenary University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Centenary. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Montclair State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rutgers University - Camden landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that Rutgers Camden does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
With a ranking of #12, Monmouth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Monmouth, 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 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Stockton University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Stockton State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rowan University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rowan. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Georgian Court. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Kean University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Kean 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 6% took at least some of their classes online.
William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 32% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
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.
New Jersey City University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NJCU. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
If you are interested in distance education, FDU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Felician University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
Felician does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
College of Saint Elizabeth ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
CSE does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Caldwell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Caldwell. In fact, around 28% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Peter’s University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Saint Peter’s College 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 98% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 24 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%.
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