2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

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Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Jersey, there were 316 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,288 and $24,807 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#1

Stockton University

Galloway, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$12,822 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stockton University is a public institution located in Galloway, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stockton State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. It costs about $12,822 for new jersey bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stockton University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#2

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$14,175 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Morristown, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

CSE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. The yearly cost to attend CSE is $14,175 for new jersey bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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