2025 Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Ranked #79 in popularity, teacher education is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for teacher education students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 associate degrees in teacher education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to teacher education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of teacher education students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized teacher education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for teacher education students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Teacher Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Teacher Education in New Jersey

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for teacher education students seeking a an associate degree.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Teacher Education

1

Essex County College
Newark, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Essex County College is a great choice for students pursuing an associate degree in teacher education. Essex is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Newark.More information about a associate in teacher education from Essex County College

2

Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in teacher education needs to look into Camden County College. Camden County College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Blackwood.More information about a associate in teacher education from Camden County College

Best Teacher Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	379	19
Delaware	96	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Teacher Education

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Teacher Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Teacher Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	84
Early Childhood Education	34

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.