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2023 Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

3 Schools Ranked
$7,773 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$15,923 Avg Student Debt

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Teaching Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Essex County College

Newark, New Jersey
$8,966 Average Tuition & Fees
$11,116 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Essex County College to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey.

Essex does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $8,966. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $11,116 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Essex does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 28% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Essex County College Report

$5,550 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,568 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

If you want to attend RCSJ, expect to pay an average of $5,550 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $15,568 in loans while pursuing their degree.

One thing to take note of is that RCSJ does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
$8,804 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,007 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great place for teaching students working on their associate degree.

Full-time students from New Jersey pay an average of $8,804 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Brookdale Community College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $9,554. Associate Degree recipients from Brookdale Community College accumulate an average of $15,007 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Brookdale Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Brookdale Community College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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