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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students 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 “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 3,660 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,959 and $27,334 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 165 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology 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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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. FDU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Teaneck, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FDU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Montclair State also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972.

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#4

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers Camden also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Camden are $31,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers Newark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

Kean University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kean University is a public institution located in Union, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Kean has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kean University are $22,318.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

Seton Hall University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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