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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$26,400 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,889 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 366 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a .

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,298 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large 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 General Education at Rowan University Report

$34,481 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgian Court University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in New Jersey list. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lakewood.

Georgian Court undergraduate students pay an average of $34,481 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at Georgian Court University Report

$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ
$41,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Monmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $41,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at Monmouth University Report

#6

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ
$38,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Peter’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in New Jersey list. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jersey City.

Saint Peter’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $38,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 199
Pennsylvania 861
Maryland 1,145
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 84

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 KOKUYO.

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