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2023 Best Value Education Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$28,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 2nd in New Jersey. In fact, 3,752 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Education Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 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.

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 Education Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Schools

$17,287 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

TCNJ undergraduate students pay an average of $17,287 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

TCNJ also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in New Jersey list. 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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$14,208 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great value for education students. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at William Paterson University are $14,208 a year.

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#4

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ
$34,498 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Centenary University is a great value for education students. Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Centenary are $34,498 a year.

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$38,074 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in New Jersey list. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

FDU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan are $14,376 per year.

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#7

Kean University

Union, NJ
$12,595 Average Tuition & Fees

Kean University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in New Jersey ranking. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kean are $12,595 per year.

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$34,481 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lakewood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgian Court are $34,481 per year.

Full Education at Georgian Court University Report

#9

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ
$15,072 Average Tuition & Fees

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

NJCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year.

Full Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Pennsylvania 7,877
Maryland 3,634
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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