2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in New Jersey
3Colleges in New Jersey
93Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Ranked #84 in popularity, secondary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of secondary education. Combined, these schools handed out 93 degrees in secondary education to qualified students.
Your choice of secondary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Secondary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Secondary Education Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Secondary Education in New Jersey
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the secondary teaching degree levels they offer.
Rider University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in secondary education. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 29 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.
William Paterson University of New Jersey is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in secondary education. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 21 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent data year.
Seton Hall University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in secondary education. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #283 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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