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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Jersey, there were 559 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the elementary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $75-$110k) in New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k list. William Paterson University of New Jersey is located in Wayne, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

William Paterson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full William Paterson University Elementary Education Report

#2

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Kean not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kean University Elementary Education Report

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#4

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k list. TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

TCNJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College of New Jersey are $15,883, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Education at TCNJ

#5

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Peter’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Saint Peter’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Peter’s College are $21,246.

Read more about Elementary Education at Saint Peter’s University

#6

Drew University

Madison, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Drew University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Madison, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Drew also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drew are $19,871.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Drew University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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