2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 5,764 people earned their degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 68 teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey

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The College of New Jersey
Ewing, New Jersey

75 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$9,905 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Ewing, New Jersey, and it awarded 34 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

TCNJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Among the 7,783 students enrolled at The College of New Jersey, 75 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,905. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The College of New Jersey offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full TCNJ Veteran Student Life Report

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Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey

25 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$14,939 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Peter’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s. This small school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

Saint Peter’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Of the 3,197 students enrolled at Saint Peter’s University, 25 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,939. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full Saint Peter’s University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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