Ranked #37 in popularity, humanities is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Humanities Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 235 degrees in humanities to qualified students.
Your choice of humanities school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Humanities School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
The humanities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Humanities Schools in New Jersey.
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The schools below may not offer all types of humanities degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat Seton Hall University if you wish to pursue a degree in humanities. Located in the 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 about 113 humanities students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent data year.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in humanities. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Teaneck. This university ranks 16th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 3 humanities students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent data year.
Thomas Edison State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in humanities. TESU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Trenton. This university ranks 17th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 83 humanities students who graduated with this degree at TESU in the most recent year we have data available.
Montclair State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in humanities. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #290 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 humanities students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State 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).
Your choice of humanities school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Humanities School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
