2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 10,421 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,230 and $15,125 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The liberal arts / sciences & 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 “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$31,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school situated in Camden, New Jersey. It awarded 9 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Camden did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Camden are $31,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers University - Camden Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#2

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, New Jersey

$20,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970.

Full William Paterson University of New Jersey Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

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