2023 Best Schools in New Jersey
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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Top Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for students in New Jersey.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great place for students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Schools in New Jersey list.
Out of the 24 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rider University is a great place for students.
With a ranking of #6, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Seton Hall University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Montclair State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Monmouth University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Rutgers University - Camden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #11 on the list.
With a ranking of #12, Stockton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Rowan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Schools in New Jersey list.
Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #14 on the list.
With a ranking of #15, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New Jersey ranking.
College of Saint Elizabeth landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #18, New Jersey City University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New Jersey ranking.
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With a ranking of #20, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
With a ranking of #21, Felician University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Caldwell University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Saint Peter’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #23 on the list.
Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #24 on the list.
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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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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