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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

4 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 702 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

Our analysis found Thomas Edison State University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Felician University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lodi, Felician is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Bloomfield College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield, Bloomfield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Peter’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in New Jersey. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,014
New York 604
Maryland 1,286
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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