2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Jersey, there were 67 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education programs that also have a lower cost than 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 secondary education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

#1

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$20,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at William Paterson University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full William Paterson University of New Jersey Secondary Education Report

#2

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey

$15,883 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Ewing, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

TCNJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Secondary 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 more about Secondary Education at TCNJ

#3

Drew University

Madison, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$19,871 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drew University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k. Drew is located in Madison, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Drew did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drew University are $19,871, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Drew University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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