Teacher Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #97 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Teacher Education Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 370 degrees in teacher education to qualified students.
The teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Teacher Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Teacher Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Teacher Education Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the teacher education degree levels they offer.
William Paterson University of New Jersey is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in teacher education. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Wayne. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means William Paterson University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 45 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent data year.
Essex County College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in teacher education. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #375 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Essex is a great college overall.
There were approximately 47 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Essex in the most recent data year.
Stockton University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in teacher education. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Galloway. This university ranks 19th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 65 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Stockton State in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in teacher education needs to take a look at Camden County College. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 56 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Camden County College 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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The teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Teacher Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Teacher Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
