2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate 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 20 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in Ewing, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school awarded 110 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
TCNJ does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Rider University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It awarded 102 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Rider, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 95% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Montclair State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Seton Hall University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. South Orange, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Seton Hall, 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, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at William Paterson University. In fact, around 32% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. CSE is located in Morristown, New Jersey and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at CSE, 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, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Drew University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Drew is located in Madison, New Jersey and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Drew is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #8, Monmouth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Monmouth is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Monmouth does have options available for those who want to take online graduate 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 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Thomas Edison State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. Trenton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Since the graduate programs at TESU are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Saint Peter’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Saint Peter’s University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Peter’s College. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, Rowan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, the fairly large public school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rowan. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Felician University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Felician University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lodi, New Jersey that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Felician. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Georgian Court University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Lakewood, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Georgian Court is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Rutgers University - Camden came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Rutgers Camden, 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, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Kean University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Kean does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 6% took at least some of their classes online.
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
NJIT does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Centenary University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Centenary. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Caldwell University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Caldwell does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 28% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of $30,169 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Rutgers New Brunswick does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Bloomfield College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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