by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across New Jersey, there were 773 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general education programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey general education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey list. Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 ’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincroft, New Jersey, and it awarded 121 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Brookdale Community College
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a medium-sized school located in Sewell, New Jersey that handed out 85 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey list. Monmouth University is a medium-sized school located in West Long Branch, New Jersey that handed out 82 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey list. Located in Edison, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 71 degrees to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Middlesex County College
Georgian Court University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lakewood, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 65 degrees to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rowan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #7. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general education degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Peter’s University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Saint Peter’s College
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #9. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick General Education Report
Salem Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Salem Community College
Cumberland County College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey list. Cumberland County College is a small school located in Vineland, New Jersey that handed out 8 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Cumberland County College
Bloomfield College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey list. This small school is located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Drew University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #12. Drew University is located in Madison, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
The College of New Jersey ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey list. Located in Ewing, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Felician University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey list. Felician University is located in Lodi, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s general education degrees to qualified students.
William Paterson University of New Jersey ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey
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