2023 Best Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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.
The Best Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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.
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Top Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best school in New Jersey for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at TCNJ is $17,287. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $29,594. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,132 in student loans.
TCNJ does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in New Jersey.
Rider does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $35,850. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Rider accumulate an average of $25,127 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Rider. In fact, around 33% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Seton Hall University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in New Jersey.
Seton Hall does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $46,880. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,193 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Seton Hall. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Centenary University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $34,498 to cover tuition and fees at Centenary. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Centenary accumulate an average of $25,323 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Centenary, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
Students from New Jersey who attend William Paterson University full time pay an average of $14,208 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $22,946. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $26,059 in loans while pursuing their degree.
William Paterson University does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #6, Kean University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree.
Full-time students from New Jersey pay an average of $12,595 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Kean. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $19,771. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,358 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Kean. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Monmouth University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teaching programs.
If you want to attend Monmouth, expect to pay an average of $41,680 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,982 in student loans.
Monmouth does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rowan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
In-state students pay an average of $14,376 in tuition and fees if they attend Rowan full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $23,408. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,830 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rowan does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree.
In-state students pay an average of $13,298 in tuition and fees if they attend Montclair State full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $21,418. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,767 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Montclair State does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.
On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,964 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at Ramapo College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Felician University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
The average tuition and fees at Felician is $35,700. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Felician accumulate an average of $30,415 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Felician. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree.
The average tuition and fees at Georgian Court is $34,481. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,594 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Georgian Court does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #13, Stockton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree.
Full-time students from New Jersey pay an average of $14,885 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Stockton State. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $22,467. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,498 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Stockton State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Caldwell University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teaching programs.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $36,900 to cover tuition and fees at Caldwell. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,862 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Caldwell does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 20% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Peter’s University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.
If you want to attend Saint Peter’s College, expect to pay an average of $38,760 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Saint Peter’s College accumulate an average of $24,996 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Saint Peter’s College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 93% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
College of Saint Elizabeth landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teaching programs.
The average tuition and fees at CSE is $34,876. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from CSE accumulate an average of $25,965 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at CSE. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 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%.
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