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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in New Jersey

26 Colleges
$52,572 Avg Salary
$23,047 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in New Jersey to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Colleges.

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the most popular school for 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.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great place for education students. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in New Jersey list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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#6

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Kean University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

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#7

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

Saint Peter’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in New Jersey list. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 26 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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